By By Emma Burge Jan 26, 2014 in Politics Following Sarvis's record breaking number of votes for a third party gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, fellow Libertarian Xavian Draper hopes for an even better result as he challenges Republican Wittman for the 1st congressional district of Virginia. Draper will have his work cut out for him in Virginia's 1st congressional district as it has been represented by Republicans since 1977. Republican incumbent Rep. Robert Wittman is the current chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee and has recently announced his support of a permanent Xavian Draper is a 42-year-old Lieutenant Colonel in the Airforce Reserves and commander of a communications squadron. He served 14 years on active duty in countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan. According to a recent press release from his team, "Draper will run a positive campaign focused on protecting our civil liberties from intrusion by overreaching government agencies, improving our military capacity while reforming bloated military spending and moving to a fair tax code." He hopes to appeal especially to young voters as Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Robert Sarvis did. Draper's website currently states his stances on Education, Civil Liberties, 2nd Amendment Rights, Immigration, Health Care, Taxes, and more.Draper will have his work cut out for him in Virginia's 1st congressional district as it has been represented by Republicans since 1977. Republican incumbent Rep. Robert Wittman is the current chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee and has recently announced his support of a permanent missile system in Guam. More about Libertarian, Politics, Elections, Campaign, xavian draper More news from Libertarian Politics Elections Campaign xavian draper Virginia Congress Robert Wittman