Dave Beckwith

Beckwith lives in Sterling, Virginia, and according to his Ballotpedia survey response has lived in Loudoun County for 17 years.[2][3] He earned a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton, and he is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College.[1][2] He served 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 2017 as a colonel, and his service included intelligence community acquisition oversight with the National Reconnaissance Office, the NSA and the Defense Intelligence Agency.[2][4]

Beckwith went on to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon; according to his survey response, he managed a $500 billion portfolio spanning space systems, nuclear and missile defense, and national intelligence.[1][2][3][4] After leaving the Air Force he worked at the government contractors Orbital ATK and SAIC.[2][3]

Beckwith ran for the Republican nomination in Virginia's 10th District in 2022 and lost the primary to Hung Cao, who went on to lose the general election to Rep. Jennifer Wexton.[3] On August 4, 2026, he won the Republican primary with about 72.5% of the vote over Julie Perry, Anthony Suttles and Sam Wong; the Prince William Times reported it was the first primary he had won.[2][3] According to his survey response, he serves in his church, including its missions ministry, travels to Malawi each summer to support students' education and clean-water projects, and is a two-time cancer survivor.[2] According to his Ballotpedia survey responses, he ran on tax relief, deficit reduction, an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy and support for law enforcement.[2] He received 36.5% of the vote to Suhas Subramanyam's 61.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[5]