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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →War No More: Peace Will Not Be Possible Until We Understand the Commonality of Our Pains
We have been at it for centuries yet the more we fight for peace, the further we move away from […]
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 →Why I Chose to Run for Congress: A Healing Conversation About Overcoming Traumas
A couple of days ago, I shared a most profound conversation with Adey Chekol, the host of Breath Again, a […]
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 […]
Read more →BlackRock Landed On Us: Uber-Privileged and Extremely Entitled Wall Street Executive Rob Kapito Tells Americans to Eat Dust
Apparently one of the side-effects of being uber-wealthy is tremendous tone-deafness. In what could only be described as the intersectionality […]
Read more →Biden’s Billionaire Bamboozle: Making Veterans, Janitors and Teacher’s Pay More Taxes than Bezos and Gates is Unamerican and Deeply Immoral
Last week, I unveiled a central part of my Congressional campaign which focuses on restoring fairness in our country and […]
Read more →We Built U.S. – Small Businesses and Workers Will Make America Blessed Again
The United States of America ascended from thirteen colonies to become the most powerful country in the world thanks to […]
Read more →Fikre on Faith: On Being Chosen to Suffer and the Redemptive Power of Love
We live in a time of pervasive inequalities that are giving birth to unbending grievances. People who are hurting deeply […]
Read more →Punishing Empaths and Rewarding Narcissists: How a Whole Nation is Degraded
Fifty-four years ago, Robert F. Kennedy gave a rousing speech at the Cleveland City Club where he made a compelling […]
Read more →Beyer’s Remorse? Privileged Politicians Gaslight US While Neglecting Our Concerns
Forgive student loans? Yeah right! Lower the cost of healthcare? Forget about it! Ensure that the average worker pays less […]
Read more →The Commonality of Our Pains
I am running for Congress for one reason above all, I am tired of being divided and pitted against each […]
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