Eugene Vindman, a 25-year U.S. Army veteran, represents Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Eugene Vindman was born in Soviet Ukraine to a Jewish family during the height of the Cold War. When he was three years old, his mother died of cancer and his father Seymon fled from the bigoted, authoritarian regime with Eugene and his family. Eugene attended SUNY Binghamton and after graduating from college, he was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. He spent the first half of his career as a paratrooper and then went on to become a JAG officer, and then a National Security Council advisor. On July 25, 2019, Eugene’s twin brother, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who also served on the NSC, listened in to President Trump’s call with the President of Ukraine where Trump attempted to extort Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden. Alex reported the call to Eugene, and together they reported it up the chain of command. Trump was impeached for this attack on our democracy, but he was never held accountable. Two days after he was acquitted by the Senate he fired Alex and Eugene from the White House. Now, Eugene has a new mission: serving the people of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District to continue his service to others and defend our American values.
