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Brad Froman, a small-business owner from Fredericksburg, has entered the U.S. Senate race as an independent candidate, taking on Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., in November.

In a campaign video on his website, Froman said he decided to run because Democrats and Republicans have “seriously damaged” Washington.

“Mark Warner and (Republican candidate) Ed Gillespie will spend about $20 million trying to convince you what a rat the other one is. My campaign will be positive and strictly on the issues,” he said.

“Our federal government has remade itself into a private club where Democrats and Republicans are the middle men for lobbyists, big business, big labor and Wall Street — all part of the political class.”

Froman was born in Kingston, N.Y., He spent his early childhood in North Dakota and moved to Fredericksburg when he was 5 years old, because his father found work at Dahlgren’s Naval Weapons Lab, then later at Quantico Marine Base, maintaining defense computer systems.

After a stint in Baton Rouge, La., Froman returned to Fredericksburg, where he owns Cool Blue Pictures, a video production company.

On his website, Froman vows to run a “revolutionary campaign,” and says he is not taking or spending money.