News: James Osyf is gearing up to launch a campaign to unseat Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) in Virginia’s 2nd District. Osyf, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served on the USS Norfolk. He’s currently a Navy reservist and works at Lockheed Martin.
Osyf’s veteran background will be vital in the battleground district, which encompasses the military hotbeds of Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Kiggans is one of the top Democratic targets this cycle.
Osyf is already assembling a team of consultants with experience winning competitive seats. Berlin Rosen is handling Osyf’s mail, Thematic Campaigns is the media consultant, Jones Mandel is on research and the campaign is using SBDigital.
On the air. PBS is running a series of television ads in Maine, Utah, West Virginia and South Dakota urging Congress to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund NPR and PBS. The spot highlights the local PBS affiliates in those states – home to some key GOP senators in this debate – and is running in local markets. The Trump administration wants to cut $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as part of its $9 billion-plus rescissions package.
PBS is also running a national ad in Fairbanks, Alaska; Baton Rouge, La.; San Diego, Calif.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Missoula, Mont.; Butte, Mont.; Charlotte, N.C.; Peoria, Ill.; Paducah, Ky.; and Harrisonburg, Va.
Here’s the spot in Maine.
