Democrats Say She's a Spoiler. Republicans Say Worse. She's Running Anyway.
Cherokee Sampson is running for U.S. Senate in Virginia as an independent — no PAC money, no party machine. We talk data centers, electricity bills, congressional stock trading, and why she walked away from a city council seat rather than override her own constituents.
Cherokee is an Appalachian mother of three from Galax, Virginia, a published poet, a small business owner, and a former Port Richey, Florida city council member who resigned publicly after a development fight. She spent eight years living in Germany and traveled to 23 countries before coming home to run.
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