Comey donates maximum amount to Democratic challenger in Virginia House race

Former FBI Director James Comey donated the maximum legal amount to Democratic candidate Jennifer Wexton as she campaigns to unseat vulnerable Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock (R) in November.

Comey donated $2,700 to Wexton’s campaign in September as the Virginia Democrat continues to gain momentum in the state’s hotly-contested 10th congressional district race, Federal Election Commission filings show.

The former FBI head has traditionally donated to Republican campaigns, including Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign and John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2008.

{mosads}However, Comey, who was fired by President Trump in May 2017, revealed earlier this year that he was leaving the Republican party because of the president.

“The Republican Party has left me and many others,” he said at the time. “I just think they’ve lost their way and I can’t be associated with it.” 

He also added that he thinks the Republican Party now reflects “entirely Donald Trump’s values.”

“It doesn’t reflect values at all. It’s transactional, it’s ego-driven, it’s in service to his ego,” Comey said.

The former longtime Republican has since called on Americans to vote for Democrats in the midterm elections, saying: “Policy differences don’t matter right now. History has its eyes on us.”

A Monmouth University poll released earlier this month shows Wexton leading Comstock by 6 points in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.