Capitol Lens | Surf’s down

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Capitol Lens | Surf’s down

By Bill Clark

Posted November 9, 2022 at 3:40pm

A surfboard hangs above the bar at Republican Yesli Vega’s election night party at the Electric Palm restaurant in Woodbridge, Va., on Tuesday. Vega lost her bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s 7th District.

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