Tara Durant

Tara Durant is a candidate for Representative in Congress District 7 Primary Election in 2026 in Congressional District 7, Virginia.

Incumbent Virginia State Senator in VA

Also running: Eugene Vindman, J.p. Cooney, Elizabeth Guzman, Dan Helmer, Dorothy Mcauliffe, Adele Mcclure, Saddam Salim, Joe Schiarizzi, Olivia Troye, Matthew Rainforth, Jonathan Schmeelk, Alex Thymmons, John Gray, Philip Harding, Douglas Ollivant, Waverly Washington.

Tara Anne Durant, born October 26, 1972, is an American politician and former educator. A Republican, she currently serves as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing District 27, which includes Fredericksburg and parts of Spotsylvania and Stafford counties. She assumed office in 2024, following a term in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. Durant has declared her candidacy for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 7th Congressional District in the 2026 election, where she plans to challenge the Democratic incumbent. Policy positions for her congressional campaign are not yet publicly available through surveys.