My Statement on Virginia-08 Election Results
Eight months ago, when I decided to run for Congress to represent #VA08, I knew from the very outset how […]
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Election Day Observation: A Moment of Gratitude and a Way Forward
Finally, election day is upon us. As I get ready to go vote myself, I take this moment to reflect […]
Read more →Teddy Fikre’s Closing Reflection: A Resounding Rejection of the Politics of Division
It took nearly two and a half years of homelessness to understand this one immutable truth that is the foundation […]
Read more →Teddy Fikre: Why You Should Vote for Me on Nov. 8, 2022
Hello fellow residents of the 8th Congressional District, for many of you, most likely, this is the first time you […]
Read more →Why I’m Running for US Congress: These Lessons I Learned Through Two Years of Homelessness
As much as I bring up the urgency of getting over the political and social divides and to instead value […]
Read more →Fikre for Virginia: A Congressional Campaign Unlike Any Other
When I first thought about running for US Congress to represent Virginia’s 8th Congressional District about eight months ago, I […]
Read more →Redeeming the Soul of Our Democracy by Valuing Our Common Humanity
When Teddy decided to run for Congress, he underscored from the very outset that his objective was not to become […]
Read more →Inflection Point: What I’ve Learned Since Declaring My Candidacy for Congress
When I decided to run for Congress five months ago, I knew from the outset that I did not want […]
Read more →Big Campaign Developments: A Tiny Ripple of Hope Starts to Gain Momentum
When Teddy Fikre decided to run for Congress a few months ago, the odds of qualifying for the ballot let […]
Read more →A Most Unconventional Congressional Campaign: This is How Authentic Change Happens
When I decided to run for Congress nearly four months ago, I understood full well how difficult the path before […]
Read more →Declaring Our Independence: It’s Time to Have a Congress that Actually Represents Us
On this day we celebrate the birth of our Republic, we would do well to remember the intentions of the […]
Read more →Congressional Candidate Teddy Fikre Invites Fellow Candidates Beyer and Lipsman to Biweekly Debates
Dear Representative Beyer and Candidate Lipsman Let me first congratulate both of you for winning your primaries and becoming the […]
Read more →Why You Should Vote for Me to Represent You in Congress
Here are a few things you should know about me as candidate running to represent Virginia’s 8th Congressional District: I […]
Read more →Congratulations to Donald Beyer for Winning Virginia’s 8th Congressional District “Democratic” Primary
We are 8 hours away from the polls closing today as voters in the 8th Congressional District are in the […]
Read more →EVENT ALERT: Teddy Fikre to Take Part in a Meet the Candidate Forum at Busboys and Poets on Tuesday, June 21st
Teddy Fikre, a US House of Representatives candidate in the 8th Congressional District running as an independent, will be featured […]
Read more →Teddy’s Juneteenth Speech: It’s Time to Heal America Together
US Congressional candidate Teddy Fikre, who is running to represent Virginia’s 8th CD, was the keynote speaker at the Black […]
Read more →Uvalde’s Unspoken Grief: These Uncomfortable Truths About the State of America
I cannot begin to fathom the feeling of grieving that the victims of yesterday’s horrific killing rampage in Uvalde are […]
Read more →I Signed the U.S. Term Limits Pledge, Here is Why it Matters to You
U.S. Term Limits (USTL) just announced my pledge to serve no more than three terms in congress if the voters […]
Read more →Breaking US: Political Tribalism Is Enriching a Few and Impoverishing the Rest
My heart sank as soon as I witnessed the picture above this morning while I was driving through downtown DC. […]
Read more →Major Milestone Reached: 1,000 Signatures Gathered to Qualify for the November Ballot
Yesterday evening, I was able to gather the 1,000th signature on a petition to have my name appear on the […]
Read more →We are Being Lied To: The Real Reasons Behind Inflation, Shortages and Depressed Wages
Let’s dispel some lies that keep being peddled by politicians and the punditry, the skyrocketing inflation and shortages we are […]
Read more →Had Enough? Here is the Solution—We are the Change We Have Been Waiting For
It has become an American tradition as timeless as apple pies and baseball, every four years the same Democrats and […]
Read more →Who Better Represents You, an Uber-Millionaire Who Inherited His Wealth from His Dad Or a Middle-Class Father with Two Jobs?
Virginians in the 8th Congressional District will be faced with a stark choice this coming election that will, in many […]
Read more →Big News! Ballotpedia Just Listed Teddy Fikre as a Congressional Candidate
Yesterday evening, our authentically grassroots campaign was given a major boost when Ballotpedia, the number one source for tracking American […]
Read more →An Open Letter to the Washington Post: Denying Equal Access to Independent Candidates is a Form of Voter Nullification
Dear Editor Sally Buzbee and the Washington Post Staff, I am an independent candidate running to represent Virginia’s 8th Congressional […]
Read more →On Foreign Policy: No More Interventionism, Let’s Rebuild America
America has been in a continuous state of war for more than seven decades as Democrats and Republicans keep waging […]
Read more →When the Bill Comes Due: 14 Years of Enriching Wall Street by Impoverishing Main Street is About to Come to a Crashing Halt
Imagine you are severely behind on your mortgage and your house is about to be foreclosed. Making matters worse, you […]
Read more →Issue: Invest in Students Instead of Indenturing Them with Debt
America’s greatest resource, what made us a nation among nations, was always We the People. If we are going to […]
Read more →An Open Letter to Americans: No More Politics of Antipathy and Bitterness, We Desperately Need Space for Grace and Empathy
The pain is palpable and the pervasive anger that is in the air is understandable. At almost every turn, communities […]
Read more →Big News! I Will Be Accepting Wall Street Contributions But Trust the Plan, I Will Speak Truth to Power in DC
This morning, after much consideration and reflection, I decided to take money from Wall Street after all. I arrived at […]
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