Jennifer Lewis ran the first TV ad for the 6th district U.S. House of Representatives race Wednesday.

Her opponent, Republican nominee Del. Ben Cline of Lexington, premiered his first ad on Facebook Thursday afternoon.

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Lewis, the Democratic nominee of Waynesboro, aired a simple 30-second ad in the Roanoke-Lynchburg television market. The ad is also available on YouTube.

The "Trust & Independence" ad begins with Lewis looking straight at the camera and stating "Our government is broken."

She goes on to explain that she is "the only" candidate 6th district residents can trust because of her independence from corporate donors, special interests and party leaders.

In recent debates, Lewis has stated that if she's elected, she will not support Nancy Pelosi as the majority leader of the house. Pelosi currently serves as the leader of minority Democratic party in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lewis will face Republican nominee, Del. Ben Cline of Lexington in the polls on Nov. 6.

Some other congressional races in Virginia have been much more aggressive with its TV ad use. In the 5th district, Democratic nominee Leslie Cockburn has spent $239,645 on pro-Cockburn or anti-Riggleman ads, according to VPAP.org.

The Republican nominee for the 5th district, Denver Riggleman, has had his campaign spend $306,706 on pro-rRggleman or anti-Cockburn ads since Sept. 17, according to VPAP.org.

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