From Fox News: A political newcomer and former reality star running in Virginia’s Democratic senatorial primary is causing an uproar in his party after breaking with them on gerrymandering and a slew of new gun control efforts.
Mark Moran, a former contestant on the HBO Max series “FBoy Island” and previously a Wall Street banker, is challenging longtime Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Mark R. Warner, D-Va., whom he calls an “oligarch” who is no longer serving his constituents.
Warner is the former richest and now fourth-richest senator, with a net worth upwards of $200 million, and is running for his fourth term despite a snippet unearthed by Moran showing him pledging to serve only two.
Moran seems comfortable breaking party lines on some issues, clearly establishing the differences between him and Warner.
“Since the establishment is already mad at me, here’s another truth: Virginia Democrats are completely wrong on the Second Amendment,” Moran wrote on X after
“After facing a personal safety issue, I got a gun. It made me realize how extreme our party’s stance has become,” Moran said. “Dan Helmer’s (loser) July 1st ban literally classifies regular handguns as ‘assault firearms’ so the government can take them away.”
Helmer, a Democratic state delegate, is running for a congressional district.
Since the establishment is already mad at me, here’s another truth…Virginia Democrats are completely wrong on the Second Amendment.
After facing a personal safety issue, I got a gun.
It made me realize how extreme our party’s stance has become. Dan Helmer’s (loser) July 1st… https://t.co/yP7hIMEG9J
— Mark Moran for U.S. Senate (@itsmarkmoran) March 24, 2026
I’m going to say this despite what it will do to me politically – I think the Virginia redistricting is extremely anti-democratic and that it is a reactionary policy to Donald Trump that was created by DC consultants…
In 2020, 66% of Virginians voted for bipartisan maps…the…
— Mark Moran for U.S. Senate (@itsmarkmoran) March 23, 2026
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