Former Mike Pence Aide Appears To Run For Congress As Democrat In Lobster-Shaped Gerrymandered Seat

A prominent Trump detractor who served as a top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence appears to be running for Congress as a Democrat in a new seat the party is seeking to gerrymander in its favor, a Federal Election Commission filing shows.

Olivia Troye, 49, who spent time as Pence’s counterterrorism advisor before becoming the top staffer on his COVID task force, appeared to have filed paperwork with the FEC to run in the crowded Democratic primary for Virginia’s Seventh district — which the state party is redrawing pending voter approval on April 21. Troye resigned from President Donald Trump’s first administration in July 2020 and endorsed Joe Biden the following month, then spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in support of failed presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

The FEC Statement of Candidacy form was listed as being signed by Troye and dated Monday, setting up her campaign committee, Olivia for Virginia. The form lists the candidate’s address as being in Arlington, part of which is included in the redrawn Seventh district. Troye was reported