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Mike Pruitt for Congress

@mike-pruitt.bsky.social
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Husband. 👬 Veteran. ⚓️ Civil Rights Attorney. 👨🏼‍⚖️ Albemarle County Supervisor, Scottsville District. 🏛️ Fmr. candidate for Congress in VA-05 🇺🇸

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 05/02/2026
The billionaire class wants to decimate the white collar workforce. Because white collar workers are expensive. And because white collar workers—who historically sided with billionaires—are questioning that alliance. Which makes their knowledge and resources a huge threat to billionaire power.
Graph showing a steep decline in the number of people employed by newspapers since 1992
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This one is for Real Gamers™️. We need people in Congress who actually understand player and consumer needs.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Happy Black History Month! But we can’t think about Black history, civil rights, and rural poverty as issues behind glass at a museum. But these problems are alive and breathing. Let’s do something about it.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Really proud of the work our Delegates are doing to advance tenants rights here in Virginia. If we want to fight for affordable communities, we have to get to work on the Federal level as well.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🧵1/2: Bear with me—let’s talk about uranium mining. John McGuire won’t ask questions before he sells out our Southside communities.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Great to talk to Conrad last week about how we can build a more just tax system that helps working families get ahead instead of CEOs and billionaires. You can watch the full interview on youtube here: www.youtube.com/live/aWmjebT...
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
In August, I’ll be 10 years sober. I was lucky to have access to treatment when I needed it in the Navy. But it shouldn’t be about luck. Every family in America deserves some help getting picked up when you trip.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
John McGuire and Washington politicians don’t seem to care what folks in Hanover County want. Time and time again, they use Federal power to bulldoze local concerns for their priorities.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
VA-05 is going to be a sacrifice zone in the race to develop AI. Here’s why.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
If we want to lower prices, we need a Congress that actually understands how large companies find new ways to overcharge us and can move faster to protect us from price gouging. And shoutout to my friend @katrinacallsen.com on her bill to outlaw algorithmic rental pricing here in VA!
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Democratic Party lacks vision. When did we forget how to dream big?
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
My statement on the ICE killing this afternoon:
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
John McGuire proudly attended the March for Life yesterday, but his vote to cut medicaid closed a rural maternal healthcare ward in his district just last month. Women in VA05 deserve access to choice and care. Period.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Quarters 1/23: Energy costs and utility burdens in VA.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Tenaska is looking to build plants that will negatively impact air quality. McGuire has been an advocate for data centers and power plants, so it’s no surprise Tenaska is one of his biggest donors. I stand with our rural communities instead of corporate PACs, and I’ll keep doing that in Congress.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🧵1/2 I swore an oath to serve in our military at 17 because I believe America is special. We can't hold our heads high as leaders when our strategy is the same as Russia’s. I’m calling on John McGuire to pass a War Powers Resolution to stop this administration from taking Greenland.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Private equity is about to cost Southside VA 200 jobs as they cut funding for an indoor farm just outside of Danville. This kind of thing happens when financing for local businesses comes from vultures who care a lot more about their bottom line than the impacts cuts have on the people here.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Great to spend the evening marching through Cville’s Prospect Ave. community in honor of MLK. Dr. King’s legacy weaves through our neighborhoods—he fought for a country free from redlining, block-busting, and “need not apply” signs. While the tactics may be different, his work is far from over.
Mike marching with community members during sunset
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I’m a civil rights lawyer specializing in housing. I can confidently say McGuire's new “housing affordability” bill makes it easier for the rich to get richer instead of for working families to buy homes. I know how to do the hard work to make housing affordable, and its not more tax loopholes.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Happy MLK day VA05! Honoring Dr. King’s legacy means continuing to work for a more just America. Great to start the morning with @unitedwaycville.bsky.social building hygiene and winter warmth kits for community members in need.
Mike standing outside of middle school building with United Way signMike placing kits in box
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Honored to join the saints of Rose Hill Baptist in Simeon on this snowy Sunday and celebrate Rev. Mills’s first service since his new investiture. Thank y’all for the generous invitation, and for the convicting sermon on the duties of discipleship.
Photo taken of Rose Hill Baptist church building
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Heading to Richmond today for the inauguration of Abigail Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi, and Jay Jones! I’m very excited about this team’s commitment to wielding power in a way that actually makes a difference in working people’s lives.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
On my second ship, I broke my back, and I’ve been having a flare up that's kept me pretty horizontal this week. Without affordable and accessible coverage, this would be a career ending injury. Big healthcare insurers are screwing taxpayers out of billions—I want Americans to stop paying vultures.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I ran for local office because Albemarle county was facing a housing crisis, and now I’m running for Congress because our country is facing an economic crisis. We’re not going to fix this until we start listening to working people and have representatives who really understand income inequality.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🧵1/2: My first memory of politics was going to the polls with my mom in my rural community as 80% of the state voted to ban same sex marriage. Unfortunately these laws are still on the books. Today, our State Legislators gavel in a new session and take up repeal of Virginia’s same sex marriage ban.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A lower fed rate helps big tech companies make more money and drives up inflation, jacking up costs for people who work for a living. Trump targeting Jerome Powell is intimidation style politics with the goal of helping the rich get richer while working folks foot the bill at the supermarket.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Growing up working class, almost every adult I knew struggled with credit card debt. Capping interest rates is a starting point, but we should go further to protect working families from predatory practices. Even better, build an economy where people don’t go into debt to feed their families at all.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Loved the opportunity to speak with folks at the @cvilledems.bsky.social meeting tonight! Great to celebrate Nancy Damon and the wonderful work she’s done. Thank you to the past and future exec boards and everyone on the committee for all that you do!
Mike sitting at table with two women and laughingMike speaking in front of crowdMike standing and speaking with group of women
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
🧵 1/4 First daily quarters is a heavy one. As someone who’s worked to protect his community, but in uniformed service and as a local elected leader, the killing of Renee Good by a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis weighs on my heart.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Every warship in the fleet observes "morning quarters"--basically, the daily brief each division on board gets. It's a tradition in the Navy I want to bring to our campaign. So join me every morning, for Quarters, where I'll share thoughts on news, policy issues, and updates from the campaign trail.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
I’m a young guy. I shouldn’t have already seen 2 unjust wars about oil in my lifetime—the standard should be 0. Enjoyed talking with folks in Cville today who don’t want to see the US in another decades long quagmire to enrich a few oil execs and Wall Street investors.
Mike stands in front of a sign saying “CONGESS MUST ACT”Protestors hold signs saying “no Iraq 2.0” and “TRUMPS ILLEGAL WAR! Where is Congress?”
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Trump has never worn a black bracelet. He has never prayed for a deployed son at the start of a Christmas meal. He has never crumpled in the aisle at the BX when he gets the call on why his sailor missed muster. But he’ll still send our people unilaterally to “run Venezuela.”
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I’ve been fighting a cold, but there’s no time off in campaigns. So I’m calling folks for our Q4 deadline while building a Lego Congress my mom got me for Christmas. Y’all can’t help me put the dome on the Capitol, but there’s still time to help hit our Q4 goal: secure.actblue.com/donate/mikep...
A half-finished knock-off Lego model of the Capitol sits on Mike’s desk. In the background, you can see a video call on his tablet for call-time staffing.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Had a blast at the Louisa Democrats' holiday party, and congrats to all the new leadership following reorganization! I enjoyed reconnecting with so many friends from the campaign trail, meeting a few new faces, and cheering on all the winners in the ugly sweater contest!
Mike giving a woman a fist bumpMike and woman in wheelchair talking and laughingGroup sitting at a table and talking with Mike
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
We have hundreds of volunteers, over thirty local leaders endorsing, the financial support of thousands of small dollar donors, and the honor of being one of the only races in America to outraise an incumbent. People want a new direction for a broken party. So yes, I’m staying in.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I didn't get into this race because it would be easy. I’m running this race for communities like the one that raised me—working class, rural communities that both parties are leaving behind. If we want to carve a new direction for America, we have to start with a new direction for our politics.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I'm running to make John McGuire a 1 term Congressman. When I say I'll fight for our rural health access, I actually mean it. Read my full editorial in the Progress here ⬇️ dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
Graphic with picture of Mike, and the daily progress headline "Mike Pruitt: McGuire's vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill has put new mothers at risk" as well as a quote from the editorial: “The Centra OB-GYN closure sits squarely on McGuire’s shoulder. He had power. He made a choice. And now, women will die...Our district deserves better.”
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Again, Rep. McGuire shows that he doesn’t believe in anything. He voted to cut healthcare subsidies. He kept the government closed because he refused to budge on healthcare subsidies. And now that he sees a poll, he’s saying he wants healthcare subsidies. Cowardly. Shameless.
Twitter screenshot of reporter Tyler Englander who says: 

Three Republican members of Virginia's Congressional delegation are members of the Main Street Caucus. 

@RepJenKiggans, @RepJohnMcGuire and @RobWittman are all part of the group that supports extending ACA (Obamacare) subsidies.

Englander is quote tweeting Punchbowl reporter Jake Sherman who says:

THE HOUSE'S MAIN ST CAUCUS is the first big House group I've seen come out in favor of Trump's plan to extend the Obamacare premium subsidies

“Main Street supports President Trump’s ongoing efforts to address the ACA tax credit cliff with an extension. Any effort to address this cliff needs to include income caps and make serious reforms to the credits, including addressing the rampant fraud and abuse in the program. Our caucus is committed to working with President Trump, our House leadership, and the committees of jurisdiction to find a solution that can pass Congress before the end of the year.”

Trump's plan has not been released. And the House leadership has been against this.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Loved talking with folks in South Boston! Great meeting wonderful people in every corner of #va05. And always a treat to bump into my friend Dr. Gary Miller!
Mike at SOVA center conference room table, chatting with a group of older voters
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Honored to have the support of these community leaders and public servants throughout #VA05. From Chase City in the Southside to Buckingham County to the Charlottesville metro area, I'm proud to have earned over 30 endorsements since launching. This team is growing and getting stronger every day!
List of the following endorsers on a green background:
Charlottesville Mayor Juadiego Wade
Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors Member Odessa Pride
Fmr Buckingham County Board of Supervisors Member Jordan Miles
Fmr Candidate for District 50, Mecklenburg Co Educator Dr. Ernadette Powell Ferrar
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Member Ned Gallaway
Albemarle Co Board of Supervisors Member, Fmr Planning Commission Chair Fred Missel
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Member Sally Duncan
Fmr Candidate for House of Delegates District 59, Army Veteran Scott Konopasek
Former Albemarle County School Board Member Graham Paige
Albemarle County Planning Commissioner Lonnie Murray
Albemarle County Planning Commissioner Nathan Moore
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
And my dad just lost his job of 42 years because of private equity stripping a classic Richmond family company for parts, packaging it for resale & merger. The enemy of workers ain’t other workers—it’s the millionaires and accountants who see us as lines on a balance sheet.
An X post from James Fishback reading:

My dad lost his business of 20 years to “legal” migrant labor from Haiti. He was a tree trimmer. Haitian migrants can’t exactly become SAT tutors, so they come and replace tree trimmers.

American workers—like my dad—pay the price when cheap foreign labor floods our country.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Delighted to be invited as a guest judge for St. John’s Memorial Church’s annual chili cook off. And congratulations to City Councilor Lloyd Snook for winning the grand prize! As always, I will happily offer my opinions and criticism in exchange for food.
Mike and his husband stand in a church fellowship hall, both smiling and wearing sweaters.Lloyd Snook holds up a first place ribbon in a church fellowship hall.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
After waiting 62 days to see if Rep. McGuire, who previously defended child marriage in Virginia, would cast the necessary final vote to release the Epstein files, we finally see why. John is more loyal to Washington elites than he is to protecting young victims of sex crimes.
npr.org
New Epstein emails appear to reveal more Trump ties
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Great to honor this Veterans Day with community members dedicated to service. Enjoyed talking to fellow Veterans and local elected officials who call #VA05 home!
Mike, Delegate Callsen, and a community member laughing and talkingMike, Mayor Juandiego Wade, and Supervisor Diantha McKeel
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Happy Veterans Day to everyone who’s served, except Secretary Hegseth and Congressman John McGuire. These two are actively working to weaken our force, worsen care for veterans, and kick veterans off of their healthcare.
cnn.com
Exclusive: ‘She was the best man for the job’: Hegseth’s policies are forcing qualified women out of the military | CNN Politics
Active service women and men who spoke to CNN say that goals Hegseth laid out often don’t make sense and will damage the military.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill is already having devastating impacts on healthcare in #va05 The bill turned on a single vote—when I oust McGuire this time next year, we’ll ensure that rural communities across this district have access to quality care and services. www.centrahealth.com/centra-south...
centrahealth.com
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Yesterday's results make it clear: we're excited for change. With Congress asleep at the wheel, voters want representation that shows up to work. We’re ready to flip #VA05 to stand up for healthcare, good jobs, and a future where working people get ahead. One year until we win this race.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I’ve been a little under the weather the past several days, so Halloween has mostly involved puttering around the house and watching scary movies. But I still had to break out the matching dragon costumes for me and Jo. Hope all of #va05 has a safe and happy Halloween!
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Over the last week, I’ve watched my community scramble. Food pantries, churches, and neighbors have braced to support the thousands of Albemarle residents afraid of going without food. Rep. McGuire peacocking at a food bank while his inaction makes folks go hungry is the darkest irony I can imagine.
A screenshot of Rep. John McGuire’s Twitter discussing touring a food bank in Farmville.
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Mike Pruitt for Congress @mike-pruitt.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Great weekend running into @amylaufer55 early voting and launching student canvassers! One more week of early voting—make your voice heard, #VA05!
Mike standing with Delagate Laufer outside early vote locationMike addressing room of canvassers, mostly young adults
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