A Virginia congressional candidate who appeared to have shared happy family photos instead posed with a friend’s wife and three kids, the New York Post reported.
Derrick Anderson, a retired army Green Beret running for a seat in Virginia’s Seventh District, posted a campaign video with a shot of him beaming alongside the family of his friend.
The Republican candidate has no kids. Anderson is engaged, but not to the woman in the photo, according to the Post, and he lives alone with a dog.
The video has not been used in Anderson’s campaign ads, but can be found on his YouTube channel.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee accused Anderson of “misleading” voters with “deceitful” tactics.
“Derrick Anderson is so desperate to mask his anti-abortion views and look like a family man that he’s posing for fake family pictures,” DCCC spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen said in a release.
“He’s clearly not above misleading Virginians and definitely can’t be trusted to represent them in Congress.”
The Post said Anderson’s campaign did not return a request for comment Tuesday morning.
This is Anderson’s second run for Congress.
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The video has not been used in Anderson’s campaign ads, but can be found on his YouTube channel.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee accused Anderson of “misleading” voters with “deceitful” tactics.
“Derrick Anderson is so desperate to mask his anti-abortion views and look like a family man that he’s posing for fake family pictures,” DCCC spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen said in a release.
“He’s clearly not above misleading Virginians and definitely can’t be trusted to represent them in Congress.”
The Post said Anderson’s campaign did not return a request for comment Tuesday morning.
Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information.