U.S. House Candidate Profile

Rick Smithers

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RepublicanU.S. HouseVirginia07

Background

Rick Smithers is a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in Virginia's 7th district in the 2026 election cycle. As of October 18, 2026, Rick Smithers's ballot status is not_on_general_ballot, and his campaign reported $0 in total receipts, $0 in total disbursements, and $0 in cash on hand according to Federal Election Commission filings.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; elections.virginia.gov/media/castyourballot/candidatelist/2026…; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6VA07338/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

Virginia Department of Elections — Candidate List lists Rick S. elections.virginia.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Rick Smithers reported $0 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Rick Smithers's committee id is C00952432

Rick Smithers's latest reported receipts $0. fec.gov

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Rick Smithers profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 3. Primary-source references 3. First seen 2026-06-04. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-06.

Published claim kinds: Background 1, Finance 1.

Other ids: Other senate-lda:_run.

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