Douglas Ollivant

Douglas Ollivant is the Republican nominee challenging Rep. Eugene Vindman in Virginia's 7th District. A retired Army lieutenant colonel who served combat tours in Iraq, he went on to direct Iraq policy at the National Security Council and now leads a consulting firm. His campaign has emphasized energy costs, housing supply, spending cuts and national security.[1][2][3][4]

Ollivant lives in Culpeper County and previously lived in Falls Church; his campaign describes him as a husband, father of seven and grandfather of two.[3][5] Ballotpedia lists a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and a doctorate from Wheaton College, James Madison University and Indiana University.[1][2]

Ollivant served in the U.S. Army and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel; news reports describe two combat tours in Iraq and service as an adviser to coalition forces in Afghanistan.[2][3][4] He taught at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and he served as Director for Iraq at the National Security Council under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.[1][2][3][4]

Ollivant is managing partner of Mantid International, LLC, a compliance and business-intelligence consulting firm that, per a news report, has offices in Washington, D.C., Guam, Beirut and Baghdad.[1][4] He won the Republican nomination in the August 4, 2026 primary, defeating Philip Harding and Rick Smithers.[2][4]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.