In Northern Virginia, military veterans eye congressional seats

Across the country, about one in five members of Congress is a military veteran. Northern Virginia might be sending a whole platoon.

This year, retired Army Col. Chris Perkins (R) announced he would run to unseat Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Democrat in the Fairfax County-based 11th District. Next door in the 10th District, retired Air Force Gen. John Douglass (D) is challenging Republican Rep. Frank Wolf.

Douglass is the second consecutive military man to take on Wolf, following retired Air Force Col. Jeffery R. Barnett's (D) unsuccessful bid last year. To the south, retired Army Col. Patrick Murray (R) failed last cycle in his campaign against Democratic Rep. James P. Moran for the 8th District seat; he might run again next year.

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Zachary A. Goldfarb 04 Aug, 2011

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