February 27, 2026

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Farnsworth Shares Political Expertise With ‘The Washington Post’

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Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth

Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth

Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth spoke with The Washington Post for an article titled, “Spanberger has centered a stock-trading ban. Pelosi says a vote is coming.” Spanberger’s vocal push to police lawmakers’ stock-trading abilities hits a sweet spot in politics, Farnsworth said, finding a unifying issue that taps into people’s frustration with elites in Washington that transcends party lines. Read more.

Farnsworth’s other recent media mentions include:
Podcasts.apple.com: Dr. Stephen Farnsworth: Abigail Spanberger, Yesli Vega, and the Fight for Virginia’s 7th District
Augusta Free Press: No thanks, PAC man

Farnsworth Talks Politics With ‘The Boston Globe’

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Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Stephen Farnsworth

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Stephen Farnsworth

Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth spoke to The Boston Globe for an article titled “‘People are in a bad situation.’ Inflation looms large as Democrats try to hold pivotal toss-up seat.” The once-a-decade redrawing of congressional boundaries made Spanberger’s district more Democratic this year by adding communities closer to Washington and removing Republican-leaning areas farther south around Richmond, Farnsworth said, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. Read more.

Farnsworth also received several other recent media mentions, including: