ROANOKE, Va. – Rep. Ben Cline wants two more years to represent Roanoke, Lynchburg, and the rest of Virginia’s 6th district in Congress. Cline even served as a member of Goodlatte’s legislative staff in 1994 and ultimately serving as the congressman’s chief of staff. “It’s making sure we can get a vaccine, making sure we save lives, and getting the economy moving again,” Cline said. He also hopes to get federal funding for the improvement of Interstate 81, which runs through the majority of the 6th district. Cline said those politics have disillusioned some of the voters in the district he talked with, but he hopes to set a bipartisan example with a second term.

“It resonates with people.”She said she will she will represent the people of the 6th District and not simply follow the leaders of the Democratic Party. “I'm the conservative with a record of success down in Richmond fighting the fights on behalf of the people of the 6th District,” he said. He says he will take to Washington the values of the 6th District: faith, family, community and hard work. JobsCline has a pro-business view, while Lewis believes solving issues in health care can be the spark the 6th District needs. “6th District schools are best when the decisions are made in the 6th District,” Cline said.

ROANOKE, Va. – After 25 years in office, Virginia Congressman Bob Goodlatte says he will not seek re-election for the Sixth District. As Goodlatte's term as House Judiciary Chair comes to an end, Roanoke native Peter Volosin announced that he will run for Goodlatte's seat. This will be Volosin's first run for office, and he began preparing for it this summer. "I would say thank you to Bob Goodlatte for his decades of service as our representative," Volosin said. I'm here to represent a new future for the Roanoke Valley and the Sixth District."