
Republican · Virginia's 7th District · 2026
Doug Ollivant
Ollivant and his wife, Sabrina, live along the Rappahannock River with a dog and chickens.
Biography
Doug Ollivant and his wife, Sabrina, live along the Rappahannock River with their dog and chickens.1 The Culpeper County resident has seven grown children and two grandchildren.1 Before civilian consulting and his congressional campaign, he built a career as an Army officer, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.1
Ollivant served two combat tours in Iraq and advised coalition forces in Afghanistan.1 His other responsibilities included teaching at West Point and serving as the National Security Council's director for Iraq.1 His education includes studies at Wheaton College, James Madison University and Indiana University.1
He now leads an international consulting firm whose work includes compliance and business intelligence, and participates in national security policy discussions.21 His campaign emphasizes fiscal restraint, rebuilding American industry and maintaining food security for both rural communities and growing suburbs.1
Ollivant supports expanding small modular nuclear reactors and natural gas to provide reliable, affordable energy.2 He proposes easing development regulations and considering federal land for housing to expand supply.2 His November opponents are Democratic incumbent Eugene Vindman, Libertarian Taner Demirci Lopez and independents Alaha Ahrar, Joshua Ertle and Randall Terry.2