Abigail Spanberger

Abigail Spanberger
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th district
In office
January 3, 2019  January 3, 2025
Preceded byDave Brat
Succeeded byEugene Vindman
Personal details
Born
Abigail Anne Davis

(1979-08-07) August 7, 1979
Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAdam Spanberger
Children3
Education
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Espionage activity
AllegianceUnited States
Service branchCentral Intelligence Agency
Service years2006–2014
RankOperations officer

Abigail Anne Davis Spanberger (/ˈspænbɜːrɡər/ SPAN-bur-gər; née Davis; born August 7, 1979) is an American politician and former intelligence officer who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district from 2019 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she won reelection in 2020 and 2022. She is the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election. She will face incumbent lieutenant governor and Republican nominee Winsome Earle-Sears. If elected, Spanberger will become the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia.