28 Facts About Nick Freitas

Nicholas J Freitas was born on August 29,1979 and is an American politician and social media influencer.

Nick Freitas unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for US Senate in 2018, losing in the primary election to Corey Stewart.

Nick Freitas was the Republican nominee in the 2020 election to represent Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, which he narrowly lost to Abigail Spanberger, the incumbent Democratic congresswoman.

Nick Freitas became the chairman of the Culpeper County Republican Committee in 2010.

Nick Freitas is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 62.

Nick Freitas assumed office in 2016, and his current term ends on January 14,2026.

In 2015, Nick Freitas ran for the Virginia House of Delegates for the 30th district, then held by Republican Ed Scott.

On July 18,2019, Nick Freitas withdrew from the 2019 election for House of Delegates after failing to submit required paperwork to the Board of Elections in the Commonwealth of Virginia by the deadline.

Nick Freitas ran for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 30.

Nick Freitas won in the general election on November 2,2021.

Nick Freitas ran for re-election again in 2023, in the post-reapportionment District 62.

Nick Freitas sought the Republican nomination for the United States Senate seat in the 2018 election.

Nick Freitas was endorsed by Senators Rand Paul and Mike Lee.

In December 2019, Nick Freitas announced his candidacy for Virginia's 7th congressional district, in which he sought and won the Republican Party nomination to challenge incumbent Representative Abigail Spanberger in the 2020 general election.

Nick Freitas earned early endorsements from conservative organizations the Club for Growth and FreedomWorks.

Nick Freitas was considered to be an early front-runner for the Republican nomination due to opinion polls giving him the lead in support and name recognition.

Spanberger dominated in the most populous parts of the district, in Chesterfield and Henrico counties in Greater Richmond, while Nick Freitas led in the less-populous parts of the district in outlying Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania, Louisa, Goochland, Powhatan, Amelia, and Nottoway counties.

Ultimately, Spanberger's combined 43,000-vote margin in Henrico and Chesterfield proved too much for Nick Freitas to overcome; it was more than five times Spanberger's overall margin of 8,400 votes.

In 2018, Nick Freitas praised Donald Trump, saying he had been a stronger leader in his first year than Barack Obama had been during his eight years.

Nick Freitas has called for abolishing the federal income tax, replacing it with a national sales tax.

In 2018, Nick Freitas opposed the Iran nuclear agreement and supported Trump's decision to withdraw the US from it.

In 2020, Nick Freitas voted against legislation in the Virginia General Assembly to gradually increase the state minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2023.

Nick Freitas opposes proposals to increase the federal minimum wage.

Nick Freitas voted in favor of marijuana decriminalization during the January 2020 session of the General Assembly.

Nick Freitas is a Protestant Christian and attends Mountain View Church in Culpeper.

Nick Freitas married Tina M Pierce, whom he met in high school.

Nick Freitas is a member of the Heritage Foundation and the National Rifle Association of America.

In 2019, Nick Freitas' wife challenged incumbent Republican Emmett Hanger for his Senate seat in Virginia's 24th district.