{"id":111063,"date":"2026-09-21T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T20:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=111063"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:53:16","slug":"cancelled-sept-22-public-debate-for-virginias-7th-congressional-district-at-umw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/21\/cancelled-sept-22-public-debate-for-virginias-7th-congressional-district-at-umw\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancelled: Sept. 22 Public Debate for Virginia\u2019s 7th Congressional District at UMW"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Cancelled: Sept. 22 Public Debate for Virginia&rsquo;s 7th Congressional District at UMW<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-21T16:35:10-04:00\">September 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">UMW<\/div><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public debate for challengers for Virginia&rsquo;s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the University of Mary Washington, has been cancelled.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UMW recently learned that Republican candidate Doug Ollivant is no longer available to participate on the rescheduled date. With candidates from both major parties now unavailable, the event can no longer proceed in the format originally intended.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For additional background on the originally planned debate that is now cancelled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/14\/rescheduled-for-sept-22-public-debate-at-umw-for-virginias-7th-congressional-district\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/14\/rescheduled-for-sept-22-public-debate-at-umw-for-virginias-7th-congressional-district\/\">please see the prior news release<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>byThe public debate for challengers for Virginia&rsquo;s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the University of Mary Washington, has been cancelled.UMW recently learned that Republican candidate Doug Ollivant is no longer available to participate on the rescheduled date. 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