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Beth Macy

Democratic candidate for Virginia's 6th Congressional District

Author, journalist and television writer focused on rural healthcare, affordable housing, public education and accountable government.

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DistrictVA-06
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Beth stands.

Campaign position

Data centers and communities

  • Pause new data centers and require technology companies to cover infrastructure costs and protect workers

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Housing and household costs

  • Expand affordable housing, address restrictive zoning and challenge profiteering that raises everyday prices

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Universal healthcare and recovery

  • Support Medicare for All, rural healthcare and fully funded VA services alongside addiction treatment

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Fair taxes and technology

  • Require billionaires to pay fair taxes and regulate powerful technology companies to protect communities

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Schools and workforce training

  • Double Pell Grants, support trade schools and community colleges and build local workforce partnerships

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Humane immigration and citizenship

  • Create a pathway to citizenship and provide timely immigration hearings and humane detention conditions

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2010

    Accomplishment

    Nieman fellowship

    Received the Harvard journalism fellowship.

  2. 2023

    Accomplishment

    Guggenheim fellowship

    Received a writing fellowship.

  3. 2013

    Accomplishment

    J Anthony Lukas award

    Won the Work-in-Progress Award for Factory Man.

  4. 2014

    Accomplishment

    Published Factory Man

    Published the nonfiction book with Little, Brown.

  • Experience

    Roanoke Times reporter

    Reported on regional communities.

  • Experience

    Book author

    Published nonfiction about working Americans.

  • Experience

    Dopesick executive producer

    Helped produce the Hulu series.

  • Experience

    Dopesick co-writer

    Helped write the adaptation.

  • Experience

    Refugee literacy tutor

    Taught Liberian refugees.

  • Experience

    Virginia Western writing teacher

    Taught community college students.

  • Experience

    Freelance writer

    Published in newspapers and magazines.

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