NO KINGS.
NO OLIGARCHS.
NO RUBBER STAMPS. 

We have a president who thinks he’s a king, and a Congress that lets him act like one. I’m running because Congress has stopped doing the job the Constitution gave it. 

WHY I’M RUNNING

Instead of being a check on power, Congress has become a rubber stamp for an out-of-control executive. We literally can’t afford Donald Trump’s imperial presidency. This is why families are paying more every month. Tariffs, special favors for politically connected oligarchs, and gilded vanity projects hurt ordinary Americans. 

I literally wrote the book on how Donald Trump has abused the Constitution. This race isn’t about left versus right, it’s about whether we still believe in limits on power. 

I’m not running to give speeches or sit in a fancy office. I’m running because Congress needs to be ready for the tough constitutional fight this moment demands, and right now, it isn’t. 

And I’m the right person to make that case in this district. I’m not a traditional Democrat. I’m a classic liberal and former Tea Party activist who understands rural values and can speak to independents and Republicans who believe in freedom, accountability, and the rule of law. 

Democracy doesn’t defend itself. Congress has to defend it, and that’s why I’m running. 

A NEW FIGHTER FOR A NEW FIGHT 

I’m Rob Tracinski, and I’m running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Virginia’s 5th district. 

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