The Democrat running for Virginia's 6th District congressional seat hopes a person outside of politics can find success over a seasoned incumbent.
Author, teacher and talk radio host Andy Schmookler spoke to a crowd Monday night at Adona Music in downtown Harrisonburg.
The Democrat is running for the 6th District seat against longtime Republican U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte. Schmookler says he's not a politician, but he's convinced the country is facing a serious crisis.
"We are becoming a society in which our inequalities of wealth, which might be okay, are translating into gross inequalities of political power. We are becoming a society where the few will rule the many," he said.
Schmookler says he's not intimidated by Rep. Goodlatte, but only here to speak the truth.
Reported by NBC29's Tara Todd
