Chuck Smith: A Lifetime of Service. A Mission for Virginia.

Why Me? Because It’s Not Even Close.

Let’s be direct. This race isn’t theoretical. It’s about strength, experience, and who can actually win.

I’m not just another candidate. I’m the only candidate with the record, the infrastructure, and the credibility to defeat Mark Warner.

Here’s Why:

I have the name ID.

I’m a United States Marine.

I’m a retired Navy JAG Commander.

I’ve already run statewide before — and built the statewide relationships that come with it.

I’m the first in this race with a real statewide apparatus already operating — not promises, not theory, but boots on the ground.

I have the strongest ground game, the strongest infrastructure, and the largest activist and donor base.

And among every candidate who has been in this race six months or longer, I’ve raised more money than any of them.

Credentials That Actually Matter

Voters want competence. Not slogans. Not social media noise. Competence.

I bring 48 years of legal and military experience in the areas that decide elections and shape policy:

Military law

Constitutional law

Criminal law

Immigration law — the single hottest issue in America today

I’m not guessing about immigration policy.

I’ve practiced it, litigated it, and fought it in courtrooms for decades.

No one else in this field can say that.

In fact, I have more relevant experience than the rest of the field combined.

The Issues

I’m focused on what families actually care about:

The economy

Inflation

Government spending

Border security

Public safety

And I bring real, workable solutions, not talking points.

Electability

Even with all of Warner’s money and establishment backing, he has barely survived past races against candidates like Daniel Gade and Ed Gillespie.

He’s vulnerable.

But only if we run the strongest possible nominee.

That’s me.

Bottom Line

Who else in this race has:

Served their country in two separate uniforms

Practiced real law for nearly five decades

Built a statewide organization

Has the strongest donor network

And can out-debate and out-speak both the primary field and Warner head-to-head

No one.

Not close.

If we’re serious about winning

— not just participating — 

we need the candidate with the experience, the discipline, and the record to finish the fight.

I’m that candidate.

And that’s why it’s not even close.