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Xavian Draper of Newport News is the Libertarian nominee for Congress in the 1st District. He will take on Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-1st.

According to a news release from his campaign, Draper plans to focus 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.”

The release says Draper was commissioned as an officer in the Air Force in 1994. He served on active duty for 14 years and is now a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve, serving as a squadron commander.