Voters in Northern Virginia will determine next week who will fill the 11 th District congressional seat previously held by Democrat Gerry Connolly, who died from cancer in May. It’s a race being watched closely to see if it offers clues about how Fairfax County voters view President Donald Trump’s policies.

An annual Labor Day picnic for union workers Sunday was one stop in a busy holiday weekend of campaigning for Democratic nominee James Walkinshaw. He served as Connolly’s chief of staff for more than a decade before being elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and he says he’s focused on fighting Trump’s agenda.

Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now. WATCH HERE

“Right now, our community is under attack by the Trump administration,” Walkinshaw said. “

See Full Page