Jason Knapp For Congress

Americans all over the country are feeling the weight of big money in our politics. Here in VA-01, I refuse to accept corporate PAC money from businesses that profit on the backs of Virginians, unlike the establishment-backed candidate. We must elect representatives that unapologetically fight for their constituents by rejecting corporate interests who profit off the backs of hardworking families.  #CitizensUnited #NoPacMoney #grassroots #democrat #RVA

“Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground, and the last time someone says his name. In some ways, men can be immortal.” I think about these warriors more than just once a year, but today I hope to keep their memory alive. If you have a few minutes to learn about each or any of these men, you honor their families, their memory, and their sacrifice. I hope to post this every year on this, most solemn of days, so that these names and their lives are not forgotten. They live on in the memories of many, and if you are reading this, yours as well. Brandon McCombie - killed September 10, 2002, flying an S-3 at night. One of the funniest and most outgoing people I have ever met. I was thankful to call him my friend. Most had no idea what an amazing swing dancer he was for a guy who was barely 5’5”. I think about “Cannonball” all the time and know that the world is less fun without him in it. lnkd.in/eVBwZ8DY Matt Shubzda - killed October 18, 2002, in a mid-air collision off the coast of California. Shooby was the epitome of the all-American all-star. High School quarterback, 4.4 GPA, Naval Academy Grad, Fighter pilot, kind, smart, and hilarious. His loss is still felt as strongly today. lnkd.in/enUjcNyk Nathan White - killed April 2, 2003 over Iraq. OJ radioed that two missiles were tracking him, tried to evade, but his jet was hit anyway. It was determined that OJ was shot down by two US Patriot missiles in a “friendly fire” incident. OJ was accepted to law school after graduation but chose to follow family lineage and join the Navy to become an aviator. He was the first pilot to be killed in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. lnkd.in/eeZc2tGZ John Berger - killed July 22, 2003, in a night bombing training mission. Berger was one of the best pilots I have ever met. His natural flying ability was the stuff of legend. He literally changed the entire NSS grading scale for everyone who followed. He epitomized the idea of a “silent professional”. lnkd.in/eXykWxgr Taj Sareen - killed October 21, 2015 on returning from deployment when his aircraft had a catastrophic failure on takeoff out of Lakenheath, UK. Rather than eject immediately, he stuck with the aircraft so that it wouldn’t crash into occupied houses, knowing it would have killed dozens. An actual hero to the end, he chose to put others' lives before his own. lnkd.in/euAxs9vn Jeff Pulskamp - died May 21, 2022. “Caveman” was, in my opinion, the very definition of a gentle giant. He had the size and shaved head of someone who would seem intimidating. But those who knew him know that those characteristics were just the shell of a kind-hearted and giving man. He is also an example of the struggle that many veterans face, and that wounds and trauma do not always leave external scars. Sadly, he took his own life, along with 15-20 veterans who die by suicide every day. lnkd.in/eqdkfFba

@Thomas128510922 @NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy If you want to help get people in Congress who aligned with you on this, help us get the word out on the November 4th primary. This campaign has raised more than $500,000 solely on the donations of people, not PACs.

@NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy Like, no tomorrow.

Pretty wild that the CEO of @DominionEnergy, Robert Blue (also on the Richmond Fed), doles out cash 💵 to both Virginia GOP & Dems, as consumers’ rates increase & the CVOW windmills cost billions Robert took in $15 million compensation, including $9 million in stock, in FY25

@CommonlawKittie @NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy Agreed. It's hard to serve the people when you are too busy kowtowing to the corporate PAC class. That is why we will never accept money from them or the utilities.

@NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy Greedy gougers.

@RampageGio @NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy It's also time to look at candidacies who refuse corporate PAC and utility money and vote them in. That is what this campaign prides itself on. More than $500,000 raised and we will never take corporate PAC or utility money.

@NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy Here’s a crazy thought. maybe it’s time to hold politicians accountable and vote them out

This is one of the reasons we are running this campaign. It's time for Democrats to actually act the way we speak. The quickest way to get money out of politics is to make the choice not to sell out to the highest bidder. We raise more than $500,000 and not a single nickel from corporate PACs or utilites.

@NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy Dominion owns both parties. There was literally a Dominion executive on Spanberger’s transition team.

@WilliamMunnyOG @NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy @grok Not a single nickel will ever be accepted by our campaign from utilities or corporate PACs. You cannot serve the people if you already owe a puppet master for your position.

@NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy @grok , how much total money have VA politicians Abigail Spanberger, Don Scott, Louise Lucas, & Scott Surovell taken from Dominion Energy; both groups, entities, and individuals?

@NoVA_Campaigns @DominionEnergy This is correct. That is why our campaign refuses to seek or accept any Corporate PAC money. When someone is willing to take hundreds of thousands of dollars from a utility or any corporation, there is no chance they can truly serve the people.

But not a single female! Twenty-three outstanding officers were just selected for Rear Admiral. They’ve earned it — I know some of them, and they’re the real deal. But look at the list again. Twenty-three names. Not one woman. Hung Cao signed this selection message. He’s a retired Navy captain — 30 years in uniform. He knows better than almost anyone how many qualified women are in the senior officer pipeline right now. A man with that background should see an all-male flag list and recognize it for what it is. Instead, he signed his name to it. And he did it carrying out the vision of a Secretary of Defense who has said on the record that women “should not” be in combat roles, that they “haven’t made us more lethal,” and who ordered every combat standard back to “the highest male standard” — adding, “if that means no women qualify, so be it.” I flew combat missions off a carrier. Some of the finest aviators and officers I served alongside were women. They met the standard, took the same oath, and flew into the same danger. The idea that they made us weaker isn’t a warfighting argument — it’s an ideology. And now it’s policy, with results you can read on a single page. This isn’t a bug. It’s the plan. We are going to change that. Can you chip in just $20 and Support this campaign so we can get started! secure.actblue.com/donate/knappfo…

Literally part of the constitution. Meanwhile Epstein victims continue to be treated like criminals. Support this campaign, help us defeat Wittman, get our country back on a path where goodness and the protection of people are what we stand for. secure.actblue.com/donate/knappfo…

Absolutely love @destinyforva and this response. The first thing I learned as a naval aviator is if you make a mistake, you fess up and figure out how to fix it. Pretending that we are going to attract more business to VA on the backs of working families is never the right answer. Workers rights, collective bargaining, and support for unions…it’s a pillar of what Democrats stand for. “There is still time”.

Ex-Navy Cmdr. Jason Knapp on why the Pentagon was caught flat-footed in the Strait of Hormuz — and why Kuwaiti F-18s shot down our own F-15s when this administration ignores advice it doesn't like. Watch full video here: open.substack.com/pub/thekenharb… Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: linktr.ee/thekenharbaugh…

Ex-NATO staff officer Jason Knapp on the damage done: allies are disenchanted, Greenland and Canada threats aren't idle, and the world is asking whether the U.S. is still a serious partner. Watch full video here: open.substack.com/pub/thekenharb… Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: linktr.ee/thekenharbaugh…

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

Is America winning, or just bombing? Trump called a reporter a traitor for asking. I answered. Bombing isn't winning. Calling reporters traitors isn't strength. Sending Americans to fight without a defined objective isn't leadership — it's how you get another twenty years of flag-draped transfers. Rob Wittman has been in Congress for 18 years and hasn't asked a hard question yet. VA-1 deserves better — and I'm the only Democrat in this race who can actually beat him. "Getting close" doesn't flip a seat. Winning does. 🎙️ @Team_Harbaugh

In the Navy, a fighter squadron commander serves 18 months. A strike group commander, two years. A four-star combatant commander, three. Not because they couldn’t serve longer — but because turnover is how the institution stays sharp. New ideas. New voices. New energy. I happily signed the term limits pledge. Four House terms, no more. That’s the promise I made to my wife and kids before I made it publicly. Do the work. Build the bench. Go home.

Advocating for change starts with action. Thank you, @Knapp_4Congress , for signing the #termlimits on Congress pledge. termlimits.com/wp-content/upl…

Not a dollar from corporate PACs, my loyalty to the constituents of the VA 1st cannot be bought. It’s time for more Democrats to stand up for the people of this district instead of just kowtowing to their corporate overlords.