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November 2, 2020 | Cavalier Daily

In the midst of the upcoming presidential election, Virginia’s 5th District faces a choice for its representation in Congress — the election between Dr. Cameron Webb and Bob Good. After analyzing both of the candidates’ platforms and policies, The Cavalier Daily’s Editorial Board endorses Dr. Cameron Webb for Congress. 

November 1, 2020 | NBC29

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - With election day just two days away, Cameron Webb is making his final push to urge Virginia’s 5th District to get out and vote.

Webb held a virtual “Souls to the Polls” event with faith leaders from all around the 5th District. The discussion was focused around the history, legacy and importance of African American voters in elections similar to this one.

October 31, 2020 | WSLS

Early voting in Virginia ended on Saturday, and last-minute voters made their picks at the polls. Meanwhile, Sen. Tim Kaine and Democratic congressional candidate Cameron Webb made campaign stops across southside Virginia.

“The eyes of the country are on this race,” said Webb, who is facing Republican Bob Good in Virginia’s 5th congressional district. “Our district will be made whole when everyone is at the table, and that’s the opportunity we have.”

October 31, 2020 | Danville Register & Bee

On the final day of early voting in Virginia, Sen. Tim Kaine appeared in Halifax and Danville on Saturday morning to show support for 5th Congressional District Democratic candidate Cameron Webb.

Webb, a physician, college professor and lawyer, is running against former Liberty University athletics administrator Bob Good in a House of Representatives race that is expected to be among the closest in the country. The race has been deemed a toss-up by several political analysis centers, and Kaine described it Saturday as having the potential to be “razor thin.”

October 31, 2020 | Business Insider

On some days, Dr. Cameron Webb campaigns for Congress and then works a night shift treating coronavirus patients as an internal medicine physician.

October 30, 2020 | The Daily Progress

Question: Your website lists your stand on the issues. Are they prioritized there, with COVID being your leading concern, health and health care second, etc.? If not, please tell us your top five priorities, from most important to lesser.

Cameron Webb: My top five policy priorities in order are: the COVID-19 recovery, expanding economic opportunity via broadband expansion and investing in education, ensuring accessible and affordable healthcare, and addressing the climate crisis.

October 30, 2020 | The Daily Progress

Democrat Dr. Cameron Webb is seeking to replace Denver Riggleman of Nelson County, who was defeated in the Republicans’ drive-through convention earlier this year by Bob Good of Campbell County.

Mr. Good trends almost as far right as his party can go — on women’s rights, LGBQT rights, immigration and other issues. He is running a campaign that involves limited interaction with voters at large, on the theory that voters from the right are sufficiently numerous and motivated to carry him through to election.

October 30, 2020 | Rappahannock News

My name is Cameron Webb and I am running to represent Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District. It has been an honor to spend the last year on the campaign trail and I wanted to take this final opportunity to speak with you directly and share who I am and what I stand for.

I am a kid from Spotsylvania County who understands this district and is proud to call it home. I am a doctor who wants to help keep our communities safe and healthy. I am a consensus-builder who was able to get things done while working in both the Obama and Trump White Houses. I am running for Congress because I believe everyone deserves opportunities for health and success, and I will fight to make that a reality.

October 30, 2020 | The Washington Post

MADISON, Va. — The bright red MAGA caps came off for the pledge and prayer, and back on as Republican Bob Good took the stage, facing a maskless group of two dozen and a man waving a banner of President Trump atop a military tank. On the outskirts stood two women in their 80s, wearing masks and holding signs supporting Democrat Cameron Webb.

October 29, 2020 | CBS19

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Dr. Cameron Webb is a practicing physician in Charlottesville who served in the White House under both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

Dr. Webb received the White House Fellowship. He served on the White House Health Care Team and worked on Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative.

October 24, 2020 | The Daily Progress

After just one term in office, Republican Rep. Tom Garrett abruptly announced in 2018 his struggle with alcoholism and that he wouldn’t run for reelection. Then, in a hastily assembled nomination contest, Denver Riggleman won the Republican nod by one vote. After a competitive race — which featured the Democratic opponent accusing Riggleman of being a fan of Bigfoot erotica — Riggleman won the seat. A few months into his term, Riggleman officiated at a same-sex marriage, offending social conservatives, and lost the party nomination a year later to self-described “bright red biblical conservative” Bob Good.

October 23, 2020 | WFIR

Earlier this week we heard from 5th District Republican Congressional candidate Bob Good, and now we  heard from his Democratic opponent Cameron Webb who joined WFIR Morning reporter Clark Palmer by phone this morning.

October 23, 2020 | YouTube

How Democratic candidate Cameron Webb is flipping votes in Virginia's 5th district. 

October 23, 2020 | Fox News

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Every other week, Dr. Cameron Webb’s busy life gets a little busier.

He has two kids, teaches at the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine, plus he’s running for Congress – and he takes shifts at the hospital every other week, where many of his patients have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

October 22, 2020 | ABC13 News

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WSET) -- Dr. Cameron Webb, a Democratic candidate for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District is calling on his opponent, Bob Good, to divest his holdings in the pharmaceutical industry.

This comes after Purdue Pharma plead guilty to federal criminal charges for its role in the opioid crisis.

October 22, 2020 | The Roanoke Times

Webb, a 37-year-old internal medicine doctor and director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia, said by Good divesting, he will be able to govern in the interest of the 5th District and not the companies he has a financial stake in.

October 22, 2020 | VPM

The little town of Fork Union, Virginia voted for President Trump by three points in 2016. Since then, residents like Ron Lewis say things have gotten worse.

“The only thing we have is a drug store and a bank,” Lewis said, gesturing toward a mostly deserted strip mall along the town’s main drag.

October 20, 2020 | NBC Washington

Republican Bob Good defeated incumbent first-term Rep. Denver Riggleman in the GOP primary.

"I’m a constitutional conservative, fiscal conservative and identify on a personal level as biblical conservative as well," Good says.

October 15, 2020 | WDBJ

BEDFORD Co., Va. (WDBJ) - Doctor Cameron Webb spends his weekdays treating patients at the University of Virginia Medical Center and his weekends campaigning for a chance to become the first-ever Black doctor elected to Congress.

“You walk into a room and you ask people where it hurts, you listen for an answer and then you work together to find the best solution and that’s the same way that I’ve approached this campaign," said Webb in an interview at a campaign stop in Bedford County.

Webb graduated from UVA before earning law and medical degrees at Loyola of Chicago and Wake Forest, respectively.

October 15, 2020 | Shondaland

When Cameron Webb won his June primary in the race for Virginia's fifth congressional district, he won big, taking two-thirds of the vote in a four-way race. Webb, 37, is great on paper: he's a physician, the Director of Health Policy and Equity at UVA’s School of Medicine, and a professor with serious policy chops. He's great in real life, too: an engaged dad, husband, and community servant who celebrates his wife's many accomplishments.

Speaking of his wife, Leigh-Ann Webb is no less accomplished as an entrepreneur, author, and an emergency room physician. Despite Cameron’s mounting campaign for Congress, both Webbs have been doing sustained outreach work ever since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis. Leigh-Ann even recently released a free children's book about how to navigate the pandemic.

October 9, 2020 | Fauquier Times

Fifth Congressional District Democratic candidate Dr. Cameron Webb is leading his opponent Republican Bob Good 45% to 42%, according to a new, internal poll of likely voters released by the Webb campaign on Friday.  

It is the first poll to show Webb ahead in the race for the 5th Congressional District, which stretches from the North Carolina border to Fauquier County. A previous internal poll released in September showed Webb down by one point. 

October 9, 2020 | Gizmodo

Even in ordinary times, 37-year-old Dr. Cameron Webb’s campaign to become a Democratic house representative for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District would be noteworthy.

If elected, Webb would be the first Black physician elected to Congress with a vote in the nation’s history (the first Black physician elected in Congress was Dr. Donna Christian-Christensen, who held office from 1997 to 2015 but was a non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands). He would also be the first Democratic representative from the district since 2008, which intersects with a county that voted for Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2008 and 2012.

October 9, 2020 | CBS19

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- There appears to be a new frontrunner in the race for Virginia's Fifth Congressional District.

According to a new poll from Global Strategy Group, Democratic candidate Dr. Cameron Webb has a three-point lead over Republican candidate Bob Good.

October 9, 2020 |  The Hill

Virginia Democrat Cameron Webb has a narrow lead over Republican Bob Good in the state’s 5th Congressional District, according to an internal poll released Friday by Webb’s campaign.

In the poll, which was obtained exclusively by The Hill, 45 percent of likely voters said they would back Webb while 42 percent said they would vote for Good. The survey marks an improvement for Webb after the same poll in August showed him behind by 2 points.

October 9, 2020 | Rappahannock News

Webb: I believe we must create a tax system where everyone pays their fair share. Unfortunately, the 2017 Republican Tax Bill made our system less fair and increased the burden on middle class Americans. It greatly undermined healthcare in America and benefitted corporations and the wealthiest few Americans at the expense of the vast majority of taxpayers.

October 9, 2020 | The Scientist

Although Cameron Webb decided to run for political office long before the pandemic started, his campaign appears to be made for times like these. The 37-year-old physician announced his bid to represent Virginia’s 5th congressional district last August, and he says the main thing on his mind then was repairing the country’s broken healthcare system. While seeing patients with diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease as an internist at the University of Virginia’s Department of Medicine, he witnessed the structural problems that contributed to his patients’ conditions, factors such as food insecurity, income inequality, and poor access to healthcare.

October 8, 2020 | Roanoke

I am writing today to respond to the questions posed by The Roanoke Times to the VA-05 candidates. Thank you to the paper for creating a space for this critical conversation. I hope that this is only the start of a much larger discussion about how we can expand opportunity across our district. Please visit my campaign’s website, drcameronwebb.com, to find out more about me and my views on policy.

October 6, 2020 | WDBJ

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Democrats participated in a virtual roundtable Tuesday to address health care, especially in rural communities.

5th District Congressional candidate Dr. Cameron Webb was joined by delegate Chris Hurst and two healthcare workers.

Webb talked about the health care sector being the largest employer in many communities in Virginia, including the 5th District.

October 4, 2020 | Rappahannock News 

Webb: Clean and renewable energy is absolutely key to creating the jobs of the future. On the front end, we have to make sure we’re training the workforce to make our district attractive for clean and renewable energy producers to come to the Fifth. And that’s a conversation I’ve had with five out of the six community college presidents here in the Fifth congressional district. We can design our workforce training and educational opportunities to make sure we have the workforce necessary to be a true hub in this space. To do so, we will lean on existing infrastructure, understanding where we can build upon it and what further support we need to grow in the renewable energy industry.

October 1, 2020 | Virginia Scope

As October arrives and political races across Virginia reach the homestretch of their campaign, Democrats continue to gain momentum in one of the toughest races for them to win – the 5th district (VA-05) House of Representatives seat.

The Republican candidate Bob Good is facing Dr. Cameron Webb, the Democrat looking to flip the seat that has been held by the GOP since 2010.

October 1, 2020 | Washington Post

The House race in Virginia’s usually red 5th District appears within reach for Democratic candidate Cameron Webb, with two nonpartisan political analyst sites saying he is proving competitive against Republican Bob Good.

Between Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon, both Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia and Inside Elections shifted their race ratings in Webb’s favor. Sabato’s now rates the race a toss-up, rather than “leans Republican,” while Inside Elections has shifted the race from “likely Republican” to “leans Republican.”

September 30, 2020 | Fauqier Times

Cameron Webb had just completed his medical and law degrees when he was accepted as a one-year White House fellow in President Barack Obama’s administration. Webb, who had never before worked in political circles, said he “decided to take a leap of faith.” 

The fellowship, which had Webb working on the White House health care team in the Office of Cabinet Affairs, began in 2016 and carried into 2017 under the administration of a new president, Donald Trump. The transition was rocky. On his first day working for the Trump administration, the cabinet affairs deputy secretary refused to let him in the office and directed him to a desk in the hallway, he said. 

September 30, 2020 | Roll Call

Kamala Harris broke the internet when she stepped off a jet sporting a pair of Chuck Taylors (and later Timberland boots). Ed Markey wore vintage Nikes during his Senate primary. But campaign watchers haven’t seen anything yet.

Cameron Webb is a true sneakerhead, and this is his shoe story.

Webb, a 37-year-old candidate for Virginia’s 5th District, began his love affair with kicks as a teenager, when he could buy his own. Growing up as one of six children in his household, a sneaker habit wasn’t something his parents would indulge.

September 21, 2020 | CBS19

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Cook Political Report changed its prediction for the Fifth Congressional District from Leans Republican to Toss-Up.

Democrat Dr. Cameron Webb has been gaining steam against self-proclaimed ultra-conservative Bob Good in the race for the U.S. House seat currently held by Republican Denver Riggleman.

Good beat out Riggleman in a June drive-through convention, and since then, the race has been getting closer and closer.

The University of Virginia Center for Politics Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the race from Likely Republican to Leans Republican in June when Good defeated Riggleman in the primary.

September 19, 2020 | NBC29

STANARDSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Greene County group found a creative way to get people informed about the upcoming election this November.

Resist Injustice, Stand and Educate (RISE) held a voting block party in Stanardsville. People were able to register to vote and look at sample ballots. The event also featured live music and speakers, including Virginia 5th Congressional District Candidate Dr. Cameron Webb.

September 19, 2020 | CBS19

STANARDSVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- RISE Greene County held a voting block party in front of the Greene County Courthouse on Saturday afternoon in an effort to get help people get registered to vote and to give voters information. 

RISE Greene County co-founder, Madeleine Ledford, said the message they're looking to spread was to vote during election season. 

September 18, 2020 | CBS19

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Many voters in Albemarle County got up early on Friday morning to cast their ballot for in-person early voting, including a candidate who is on the ballot running for a seat in Congress.

Dr. Cameron Webb stood in the long line with the rest of the voters at the Albemarle County Office Building.

He is running for the Fifth District Congressional seat against Republican challenger Bob Good.

He says he was excited to cast his ballot.

"I think it's one of those next step in this whole process and so it's great to be able to go in their take my mark and start this process," said Webb. "I got 46 days to go, so I am excited."

He also used this moment to highlight National Black Voter Registration Day. 

September 18, 2020 | NBC29

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia 5th District Congressional candidate Dr. Cameron Webb joined around 100 other voters casting their in-person ballots early Friday in Albemarle County.

There were already about 50 people in line ahead of Webb when he showed up at the Albemarle County Office Building on Fifth Street a little after 8:30 a.m. Friday, September 18.

September 17, 2020 | NBC29

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Many students at the University of Virginia will be voting for the first time in the 2020 elections. Several groups across the commonwealth are rallying students virtually to get registered to vote and cast their ballot.

The Virginia Young Americans for Biden-Harris made a stop in Charlottesville Thursday as part of their virtual “bus tour” to spread the word about early voting.

5th District candidate Dr. Cameron Webb (D), a UVA alum, spoke directly to students about why they should cast their vote as early as possible.

September 17, 2020 | NBC29

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Healthcare is always an important issue in elections, and on the eve of Virginia’s early voting period, Democratic 5th District Candidate Dr. Cameron Webb held a virtual town hall to discuss it.

Webb was joined by Dr. Esther Choo, a physician who advocates for racial and gender equity in healthcare.

He answered questions about his plans to lower the cost of prescription drugs and bipartisan healthcare solutions.

“I want people to maintain private insurance. I want to increase access through a public health insurance option, that way we’re covering those 30 million Americans," Webb said. "But I don’t think employers are the key to people maintaining private insurance. I think they can do that without employers involved.”

September 10, 2020 | Bearing Drift

On Wednesday, the Senior Statesmen of Virginia hosted a forum between the two candidates for the Fifth District Congressional seat. Dr. Cameron Webb, the Democrat from Charlottesville, debated Bob Good, the Republican from Campbell County.

And y’all, it was a spectacle.

I want to do what I have done in the past, and that is to give these candidates a grade on their performance. I want to speak to each of their strengths, while also pointing out their weaknesses, and address opportunities for both of them to grow. So with that, let’s start with the grade for Mr. Good.

September 5, 2020 | NBC29

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - 5th District Congressional Candidate Dr. Cameron Webb held another town hall meeting but this time it was aimed at a younger audience.

Avery Webb, Dr. Webb’s nine year old daughter, asked questions sent in from the public, to the panel of experts regarding the coronavirus and the virtual reopening of schools.

“Why is school going to be on a computer?” Avery Webb asked, reading a question from an audience member.

Bekah Saxon with the Virginia Education Association and pediatrician Dr. Paige Perriello gave answers to all of the questions.

August 28, 2020 | Danville Register

Danville residents and community leaders came together on Friday outside Bibleway Cathedral on Grant Street to celebrate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963.

The event, called "Unity Matters," featured informational booths from local and regional health and education providers, along with other community mainstays. 

August 28, 2020 | WSLS

DANVILLE, Va. – We’re a little more than two months away from the November election.

On Friday afternoon, 5th district Congressional candidate Dr. Cameron Webb spoke with voters in Southside.

The Democrat held a meet-and-greet with leaders in Danville’s Dan Daniel Park and afterwards, spoke at the Danville Unity event.

He told 10 News that his focus right now is on opportunities for growth, education and access to health care, which he sees as an issue in Southside especially given the coronavirus.

“This pandemic has hit a lot of places hard, it certainly has hit Danville hard. Mayor Jones is working hard, but folks still need some relief and that’s what I want to be a part of,” said Webb.

August 28, 2020 | Henry County Enterprise

The Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 5th U.S. Congressional District can be called many things — doctor, teacher, public policy adviser – but, as he recently said, “Cameron is just fine.”

Dr. Cameron Webb, a Spotsylvania County native, is the son of a public-school speech therapist and a human resources manager with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Charlottesville, VA — Today, the Virginia AFL-CIO, one of the strongest voices on behalf of workers across the

Commonwealth of Virginia, endorsed Dr. Cameron Webb for the Virginia 5th District congressional seat.

August 25, 2020 | The Daily Progress

Politics must stay out of COVID-19 testing and treatment if the pandemic is to be controlled, several medical professionals told Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., during a Tuesday panel hosted by Democratic hopeful Dr. Cameron Webb.

Webb, who is vying for the seat representing Virginia’s 5th Congressional district, arranged the event, and said he hoped it would help frontline workers bring their issues directly to the Warner.

August 25, 2020 | The Daily Progress

Dr. Cameron Webb, Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, (left) and his wife Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb (right) speak with Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., (middle) during a roundtable discussion with healthcare workers on critical issues in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday at Champion Brewing in Charlottesville. Find more photos at DailyProgress.com.

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Charlottesville, VA — Dr. Cameron Webb, Democratic nominee for Virginia's 5th Congressional District, released his campaign’s first TV ad of the general election today, focusing on his background in healthcare and the need for leaders who will stand up to partisan gridlock and corporate interests to get things done.

August 24, 2020 | CBS 19

Today, I am proud to announce my formal endorsement of Dr. Cameron Webb. He and I share the belief that to effectively represent people you need to listen as much as you talk. As a practicing doctor, Cameron has a lot of experience with that — in fact diagnosing what’s hurting and making it better has been his life’s work. I know he will bring his years of service to central Virginia, his expertise as both a doctor and lawyer, and his Southside roots with him to the halls of Congress and I cannot imagine a more fierce advocate for the people of Virginia’s 5th.

August 23, 2020 | The Washington Post

MADISON, Va. — At a church the size of a warehouse at the end of a rural dead-end street, Bob Good was preaching to the preachers.

It was a sunny afternoon near Shenandoah National Park, and Good, the Republican nominee in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, had come to Fellowship Baptist Church to warn a small group of church leaders that, as one invitation to his “Pastor Summit” put it, “your religious liberties are under assault.”

Friday, August 14, 2020

Charlottesville, VA  — Dr. Cameron Webb, Democratic nominee for Virginia's 5th Congressional District, released the following statement regarding the release of a new poll which shows Webb within 2 points of his Republican opponent and with a clear path to victory:

“This poll reflects the success of our grassroots outreach to voters all across the district” said Dr. Cameron Webb. “These results demonstrate that the voters appreciate our message of consensus, pragmatism, and making sure no one is left behind. It shows that they agree with our focus on the issues that impact their daily lives like bringing down the cost of healthcare and expanding economic opportunity by investing in education, job training programs, and rural broadband.”

August 14, 2020 | The Hill

An internal poll shows a neck-and-neck race in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District between Democrat Cameron Webb and Republican Bob Good as Democrats look to flip the open GOP seat.

An internal poll conducted for the Webb campaign and obtained exclusively by The Hill shows Webb with 42 percent support among likely voters, narrowly trailing Good, who leads with 44 percent – a difference that falls within the survey’s margin of error. Another 13 percent of voters remain undecided.

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Charlottesville, VA  — Today, the Human Rights Campaign, the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans, endorsed Dr. Cameron Webb for the Virginia 5th District congressional seat. 

In their endorsement the Human Rights Campaign emphasized the importance of electing leaders who will fight for equality this cycle: “We must reelect and expand the pro-equality majority in Congress to achieve real and lasting change for LGBTQ people,” said Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign. “The candidates endorsed today are proof that the battleground for the majority is expanding, and LGBTQ equality is a winning issue in every corner of the country. Over the coming months, we will utilize every opportunity and every resource to elect these candidates and ensure we make history once again in 2021 by finally enacting the Equality Act.”

Friday, August 7, 2020

Charlottesville, VA — Yesterday evening, Bob Good declined an offer from CBS 19 and Piedmont Valley Community College to debate Dr. Cameron Webb as part of the 2020 campaign for the Virginia 5th congressional seat. The Webb campaign accepted the offer and urges Bob Good to reconsider his decision to prioritize his own political interests over those of the people of Virginia-05. 

August 3, 2020 | The Washington Post

Former president Barack Obama endorsed several Virginia Democrats for Congress on Monday, focusing on candidates locked in competitive races that have attracted national attention this election cycle.

As part of a larger set of Democratic endorsements in both state and congressional races, Obama threw support behind Rep. Abigail Spanberger in the 7th District in central Virginia, Rep. Elaine Luria on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and Cameron Webb, a doctor running for an open seat in the conservative-leaning 5th District and who was tapped by Obama for a White House fellowship during the tail end of his administration.

July 23, 2020 | LCV 

Washington D.C. – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced its endorsement of Dr. Cameron Webb for election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. 

“With our country facing the biggest pandemic of our lifetimes and the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change, it is imperative we have elected officials like Dr. Cameron Webb who understands the parallels between these crises and will always prioritize public health,” said LCV Action Fund Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Tiernan Sittenfeld. “We are thrilled to support his campaign because we know he will join a growing cadre of medical and public health professionals in Congress who are making climate and environmental justice a top priority.”

July 21, 2020 | The Hill

Democratic physicians running for Congress are using their medical experience to campaign on health care as President Trump and Republicans face backlash for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The physicians running as Democratic congressional candidates have used their experiences combatting the virus to shape their platforms and connect with voters. 

July 20, 2020 | Politico

When Dr. Cameron Webb — who has a medical degree, a law degree, and a White House fellowship to his name — approached fellow Democrats about running for a swing seat in central Virginia, he recalls being praised for his “incredible background.” But he was also asked if he was worried white voters wouldn’t vote for him because he’s Black.

“I kind of cut through the air like, ‘Well, white people like me too,’” Webb recalled in an interview. He urged those Democrats not to let their “fear of other people’s racism” reinforce a false notion that a Black candidate couldn’t win a predominantly white district. Months later, Webb is now the party’s choice to appear on the ballot in November.

July 15, 2020 | NBC29

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Dr. Cameron Webb is out-fundraising his republican rival in Virginia’s 5th District race.

Second quarter campaign finance numbers are in, and show Dr. Webb has raised $850,623.67 so far. Meanwhile, republican Bob Good has raised $75,674.51.

Political experts expect this race to be a tight one, drawing plenty of money and attention, after Good, who is conservative, won the nomination over incumbent Denver Riggleman.

July 15, 2020 | NBC29

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The next steps for schools as they consider reopening in the fall was a focus at Wednesday night’s virtual town hall with physician Cameron Webb.

The Democratic candidate for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District shared his insight at the event, hosted by the Virginia Education Association and Cville Dems.

As school boards in central Virginia weigh a return to the classroom, parents may have to decide whether they send their kids back. Dr. Webb has made his decision.

July 6, 2020 | CBS News

Malaika Pedzayi-Ferguson's kidney stones put her in the emergency room twice. She said a doctor laughed, shrugged and said "it's a mystery," before sending her home with Tylenol. 

Jada's IUD fell out of its place, causing her severe pain and risked puncturing her uterus. She said doctors in two different emergency rooms refused to remove it, gave her ibuprofen and told her to see her primary physician. Because Jada was on vacation, that wasn't possible, she said — so she had to remove it herself. 

June 30, 2020 | MSNBC

Dr. Cameron Webb, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia, and former White House fellow in the Obama administration, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss his candidacy and respond to President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Trump's sharing of a video showing a supporter saying "white power." 

June 29, 2020 | The Guardian

Dr Cameron Webb could soon add “US congressman” to his already impressive résumé.

Last week, the 37-year-old internal medicine physician won the Democratic primary election in Virginia’s fifth congressional district. He beat three rivals and earned an impressive two-thirds of the vote, garnering praise from California Senator Kamala Harris.

June 28, 2020 | NBC29

For Black doctors in central Virginia and across America, the health impact of racism is more than something they’re treating and fighting directly every day: It’s something they are living with on a daily basis.

“It’s not a benign thing, racism,” UVA Health Hospitalist and 5th District Congressional Candidate Dr. Cameron Webb said. “It’s not something that’s just a matter of people’s opinions and impressions. It actually has a real physical and physiological effect.”

June 26, 2020 | Blue Virginia

First of all, 43%-41% is well within the margin of error, indicating that Democratic VA05 nominee Cameron Webb absolutely has a shot against far-right-extremist Republican nominee Bob Good. So let’s take advantage of this, even if VA05 has an R+6 “PVI” (Partisan Voting Index) score from Cook Political Report.

June 26, 2020 | PR.com

To kick off the new vertical, The YBF Founder & CEO Natasha Eubanks sat down with the history making winner of the Virginia Democratic primary Dr. Cameron Webb and South Carolina’s U.S. Senate hopeful Jaime Harrison to probe about the issues that matter. Candidates do tons of interviews on the campaign trail, but rarely are they challenged about what specific policy they will introduce to address issues directly affecting the Black community. The vision for the "YBF POLITICS" is to bring relevant political content like this directly to the doorstep of its audience – and there’s more content like this in the pipeline.

June 25, 2020 | WFXR FOX

Political newcomer Cameron Webb says he didn’t plan it this way, but his campaign was made for these unprecedented times.

With the country gripped by a pandemic and racial unrest, Webb is a Black doctor and lawyer from Charlottesville who is the director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia.

“I feel like the moment is one that my campaign is literally built for,” Webb said in an interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, a day after he handily won the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District.

June 24, 2020 | The Gazette-Virginian

Daniel Gade was tapped for the Republican nomination to battle against U.S. Sen. Mark Warner for the Senate seat, and Cameron Webb captured the 5th District Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s primary elections.

Webb will now face Republican Bob Good who ousted Rep. Denver Riggleman for the GOP nomination.

Not only did he take the 5th District, but Webb also captured the attention of Halifax County voters earning 1,812 votes in the county.

June 24, 2020 | MSNBC

Dr. Cameron Webb is taking care of COVID-19 patients at the University of Virginia Hospital, and now he's also the Democratic nominee for Congress in Virginia's 5th District, which Trump won in 2016. Webb says you can't choose your moments in politics. "The crisis in healthcare, the crisis of racial injustice all over our country. I'm a physician, I'm a healer by background, and I've focused my entire career being at the intersection of healthcare and social justice. I think the timing is right."

June 24, 2020 | The Gazette-Virginian

Daniel Gade was tapped for the Republican nomination to battle against U.S. Sen. Mark Warner for the Senate seat, and Cameron Webb captured the 5th District Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s primary elections.

Webb will now face Republican Bob Good who ousted Rep. Denver Riggleman for the GOP nomination.

Not only did he take the 5th District, but Webb also captured the attention of Halifax County voters earning 1,812 votes in the county.

June 24, 2020 | Pilot Online

“I feel like the moment is one that my campaign is literally built for,” Webb said in an interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, a day after he handily won the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District.

Of course he didn't know that the coronavirus would upend daily life — and have a disproportionate impact on people of color — or that George Floyd's death would spark national protests for racial justice when Webb launched his campaign last year. The 37-year-old father of two said he entered politics because he wants to fix the country's broken health system.

June 24, 2020 | NY Times

Cameron Webb decisively won a four-way Democratic primary in Virginia on Tuesday, setting up a potentially competitive race in the state’s Fifth Congressional District, where the Republican incumbent was recently ousted in a drive-through convention.

June 24, 2020 | Newsradio WINA

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June 23, 2020 | WSLS

Dr. Cameron Webb has won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House seat in Virginia’s 5th District, according to the Associated Press.

Webb will face Republican Bob Good in November. He said that his work continued election night to flip the district.

“I think in some ways it’s kind of a litmus test for the nation, it runs the gamut of political spectrum, I think some folks would try to classify it as a bright red street, but I think that’s wrong, I think this is a district that spans the political spectrum,” Webb said.

June 22, 2020 | The Washington Post

Democrats in central and Southside Virginia are choosing a nominee for an open congressional seat that the party thinks it could win for the first time in more than a decade.

Republicans last week ousted freshman Rep. Denver Riggleman in favor of Bob Good, who calls himself a “biblical conservative,” to the delight of Democrats surveying their field of well-funded hopefuls competing in Tuesday’s primary.

June 20, 2020 | ABC News

Webb, who is a doctor, works in Charlottesville treating coronavirus patients. His days are a mix of coordinating testing in different parts of the community -- he's the director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia -- and, of course, campaigning to represent Virginia in the House of Representatives.

June 19, 2020: Rapp News

What are you doing between now and the primary? 

Since Virginia has opened up a little bit more in Phase Two we have participated in some events. I’m going to Appomattox [on Friday] for a Juneteenth event and on Sunday we’re doing a big ‘Souls to the Polls’ event, which is a virtual event on Facebook and YouTube. It’s a faith-based event to get out the vote and mobilize the African American community. So we’re excited to have some really prominent faith leaders participating in that.

June 19, 2020: WDBJ 7

“The top line on me is that I’m a doctor and a lawyer, and an educator at the University of Virginia,” said Cameron Webb.

For Democrats, it could be a difficult choice among four candidates with strong experience and credentials.

Huffstetler stressed his rural up-bringing, and connection with working class values.

“I’ve really come to believe that we need people in politics with a story from the working class, so we can stand up for the working class,” Huffstetler said. “And I think that’s been lost in our nation’s capital. And I want to get back there and try to make people’s lives better.”

June 18, 2020 | CBS 19

FIFTH DISTRICT, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- This week, CBS19 is profiling all four candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the Fifth District congressional seat. Cameron Webb is a physician at the University of Virginia Medical Center, who served in the Obama Administration and who's made health care reform the centerpiece of his campaign platform.

June 17, 2020: WSLS

HENRY COUNTY, Va. – Four democrats will face off on June 23 in a primary for Virginia’s 5th congressional district. The winner will face Republican Bob Good in November’s general election.

June 17, 2020 | WSLS

HENRY COUNTY, Va. – Four democrats will face off on June 23 in a primary for Virginia’s 5th congressional district. The winner will face Republican Bob Good in November’s general election.

Dr. Cameron Webb, Claire Russo, Roger Huffstetler and John Lesinski are on the ballot.

Each candidate has a unique platform with similar focuses.

Policing and the fight for racial equality, broadband expansion to rural areas and health care top their list of importance.

The candidates expect a smaller crowd at the polls due to more absentee ballot submissions in lieu of in-person voting.

June 16, 2020 |The Huffington Post

Dr. Cameron Webb is a fresh-faced, 36-year-old doctor from Charlottesville who could go down in history as the first Black physician elected to a full-fledged spot in Congress. It’s a prospect that carries particular weight now as Black communities are facing the worst of the coronavirus outbreak and as President Donald Trump works to undermine medical experts’ advice on how to stop the virus.

“Now more than ever we need leadership to fix our health care system, and I realized there’s a role for me to play here,” Webb told HuffPost. “I say this all the time: This is the health care election, unlike any that I’ve seen before.”

June 16, 2020 | Daily Progress

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, Roger Dean Huffstetler, John Lesinski, Claire Russo and Dr. Cameron Webb were faced with the unprecedented challenge of campaigning with very limited human contact.

June 3, 2020  | NewsRadio WINA

May 28, 2020 : Fauquier Times

Three former Marines and a medical doctor – R.D. Huffstetler, of Charlottesville; John Lesinski, of Washington, Virginia; Claire Russo, of Earlysville, and Cameron Webb, of Charlottesville - are competing to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 5th U.S. Congressional District. An open primary will be held on June 23 and the winner will go on to face the Republican nominee in November.

May 23, 2020 | Daily Progress

That is frustrating and unacceptable, Dr. Cameron Webb, an internal medicine doctor at the University of Virginia Medical Center, said Saturday during a virtual town hall hosted by Albemarle County high school students.

May 23, 2020 | Charlottesville Tomorrow

Drive-thrus are not just for fast food anymore. While many local restaurants have adopted the drive up method, they aren’t the only ones utilizing car side service. On Saturday, May 23, around 300 local residents were tested for COVID-19 without having to leave their vehicles. Testing for the virus was conducted as part of a collaboration between Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, the University of Virginia Health System, and the Virginia Department of Health at Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church and The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. 

May 20th, 2020: Daily Progress

Dr. Cameron Webb, a director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia, and Lawrence Pilkey, who works in Sentara Martha Jefferson’s Intensive Care Unit, will serve on the panel along with Janice Underwood, Virginia’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. Webb also is running for the Democratic nomination for a congressional seat; if he wins, he will face either incumbent U.S. Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va, or former Liberty University professor Bob Good, who is challenging Riggleman for the nomination.

May 19, 2020: cville

In 2018, on the back of historic turnout and a nationwide blue wave, and running against a Republican who didn’t have an incumbency advantage, Democratic congressional candidate Leslie Cockburn still lost to Republican Denver Riggleman by roughly 6.5 percent—20,000 votes. Even Tim Kaine, Virginia’s much-loved and well-established incumbent senator, won only 48 percent of the vote in the district in 2018.

May 12, 2020: Blue Virginia

A week ago, Roll Call named Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) the fourth-most vulnerable incumbent U.S. House member in the country – “because of an intraparty challenge that has extra weight because of the way Republicans in his district will choose their nominee.” But wait, it gets better! LOL

May 9, 2020: Blue Virginia

Normally, at this time of year, campaigns would really be ramping up, with all kinds of events, getting out there hitting the “stump,” debating, etc, etc. This year, of course, is very different, given COVID-19, but still, we *do* have important primaries coming up on June 23, including in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District – formerly held by Tom Perriello, but since 2011, (mis)represented by a string of godawful Republicans (Robert Hurt, Tom Garrett, and now Denver Riggleman).

May 9, 2020: Roanoke

Political campaigns have had to adjust how they get the word out to voters while maintaining social distancing. So instead of a forum held at a high school or community center before a crowd of voters, the four Democrats participated in an online forum on Saturday.

April 21, 2020 | Charlottesville Tomorrow

For more than a month, many Virginians have remained within their homes, mostly getting into their cars for work if they are “essential” employees or for trips to stores for essential items. As emissions from vehicles are among contributors to air pollution, localities nationwide are noticing increased air quality with the reduction in travel. Meanwhile, a recent Harvard study and a just-released report by the American Lung Association  notes air quality’s impact on health and airborne illnesses.

April 16, 2020 | UVA Today

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control released a study of a representative group of hospitalized patients showing that the percentage of black patients hospitalized for COVID-19 was much higher than the percentage of African Americans in the population as a whole, “suggesting that black populations might be disproportionately affected by COVID-19.”

April 10, 2020 | NBC News

Dr. Cameron Webb, a lawyer and physician, is running for Congress in Virginia – deconstructing his campaign amid the coronavirus pandemic, Webb is campaigning while utilizing his medical experience to help the community.

April 9, 2020 | Roll Call

When Christine Mann comes home from work, she undresses in her garage and immediately puts her clothes in the washer. As the designated employee at a Central Texas medical practice testing patients for the novel coronavirus, Mann is concerned about infecting her husband, who has a compromised immune system due to diabetes.

April 7, 2020 | BBC

Black Chicagoans account for half of all coronavirus cases in the city and more than 70% of deaths, despite making up 30% of the population.

Other cities with large black populations, including Detroit, Milwaukee, New Orleans and New York, have become coronavirus hotspots.

April 5, 2020 | Daily Progress

During the final leg of the 5th Congressional District primary season, candidates are forced to find new ways to get their message out to the public.

Despite the issuance of a shelter-at-home order lasting through June 10, Virginia has not delayed its primary date, June 9, and is unlikely to.

April 1, 2020: Blue Virginia

While most of our focus, for good reason, remains on the COVID-19 crisis, democracy and elections continue on in Virginia. For instance, in the 5th Congressional district, currently misrepresented by right-wingnut Rep. Denver Riggleman (R), four Democrats – RD Huffstetler, John Lesinski, Claire Russo and Dr. Cameron Webb – are vying for the nomination, to be decided in a June 9 primary, to try and defeat Riggleman. 

March 30, 2020: NBC News

WASHINGTON — As candidates across the country adjust to campaigning in the age of coronavirus, Dr. Cameron Webb sees an opportunity and is embracing his experiences as a physician and public health expert on the trail. 

March 28, 2020: The Roanoke Times

“This is Cameron Webb, just putting together another town hall for us as we’re tackling this coronavirus pandemic,” Webb said through a Facebook town hall he was hosting from his home.

March 22, 2020 | Buzzfeed News

A group of doctors in Virginia is calling for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to release information about whether black communities are being left behind as the shortage of coronavirus tests continues in the US.

They’re concerned that black communities and other underserved groups might be disproportionately missing out on getting tested for COVID-19, in the absence of data breaking down who’s been tested so far by race and ethnicity.

June 23, 2020 | ABC News

Webb won with 67 percent of the vote over Claire Russo, R.D. Huffstetler and John Lesinski Tuesday, June 23.

Those who ran against Webb are now pushing for his win in November.

Webb is a physician and the Director of Health Policy and Equity at UVA’s School of Medicine.

January 18, 2020: Rapp News

During an interview this past Saturday at Washington’s Town Hall, University of Virginia School of Medicine Dr. Cameron Webb, a Democratic candidate in the 5th congressional district including Rappahannock County, said more tick disease research funding is needed to successfully combat what some are labeling a full-blown crisis.

January 7, 2020: Charlottesville Tomorrow

Fifth Congressional District candidate Dr. Cameron Webb selected the basketball courts at Tonsler Park as a place that is special to him for his interview with Charlottesville Tomorrow. 

November 21, 2019: NBC 29

CHARLOTTESVILLE, V.A. (WVIR) - Video: A candidate looking to take seat in Congress is getting to know people in the community. Cameron Webb hosted a meet and greet. He is running for Virginia’s 5th Congressional district next year.

September 4, 2019:  cville

Three (potentially four) Democrats are seeking the nomination to challenge Republican Denver Riggleman for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. So far, only one other Virginia district has at least four candidates running, making the 5th one of the most highly contested seats in the commonwealth. Here’s a look at the Dems who’ve either announced or are actively considering challenging incumbent Riggleman.

Aug 7, 2019: Daily Progress

Dr. Cameron Webb is a hospitalist, assistant professor of medicine and a director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia. He is running as a Democrat for the 5th District House of Representative seat.

August 7, 2019: Roanoke

He has always wanted to be a doctor, he said, but he chose to get a law degree because he wanted to advocate for people, too, and sees politics as a natural next step in making his advocacy reality.