Wynne LeGrow is a retired nephrologist from Emporia, Virginia and was the Democratic nominee for Congress in Virginia's 4th congressional district in 2010. He ran against incumbent Republican Congressman Randy Forbes.

LeGrow was born in Sweetsburg, Quebec. At age one he moved with his parents to Vermont, where he became a naturalized United States Citizen.

LeGrow graduated from Ohio State University's College of Medicine in 1972. He completed his internship and residency and the University of Missouri. He served as a Physician in the US Army, stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama. LeGrow is board-certified in by the American Board of Internal Medicine After practicing internal medicine and nephrology in Emporia, Virginia for 29 years, LeGrow retired in 2008.

He has been married to his wife Marilyn LeGrow since June 2001, who also has a daughter. LeGrow has 1 son, in addition to 2 step sons from a previous marriage.

Wynne LeGrow formally announced his campaign for the U.S. House seat currently held by Incumbent Congressman Randy Forbes on April 9, 2010 LeGrow opened up campaign offices in Petersburg on July 25, 2010 According to the July 30 FEC report filed by the LeGrow campaign, Wynne LeGrow had raised $77,503 ($45,000 of his own money), with approximately $11,000 cash on hand

Mary Alice "Marty" LeGrow (born in 1981, in Olathe, Kansas, United States), better known by her pen name M. Alice LeGrow, is an American alternative comics artist best known for her global manga series Bizenghast. Growing up in Wiesbaden, a city in southwestern Germany, LeGrow did not show an interest in comics, as they were not readily available there. She and her family moved to New England, the northeastern region of the United States, during her middle-school years, and in her first year of high school, learned about comics and anime (Japanese animated cartoons). In 2003, she graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sequential Art.

Krystal Marie Ball (born November 24, 1981) is a businesswoman, certified public accountant, and political commentator. She was the Democratic Party nominee for United States Congress in Virginia's 1st congressional district in the 2010 election, losing to Republican Rob Wittman.

Ball's father, Edward Ball, was born in West Virginia and has a Ph.D. in physics. Her mother, Rose Marie Ball, is an educator in King George County, Virginia. The name Krystal came from her father, a physicist who did his dissertation on crystals.

Ball has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Virginia. She is a business owner and certified public accountant. Ball and her husband, Jonathan Dariyanani, have a daughter, Ella, born in 2008.

Ball had worked for the federal contractor CGI Group. She traveled to Louisiana to assist in the court's efforts to recover after Hurricane Katrina. While working full-time with the courts, she took night classes to earn her CPA.

In 2010 Ball ran to represent Virginia's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives and was defeated by Republican incumbent Rob Wittman. Early in the race, Ball was endorsed by WUFPAC (Women Under Forty Political Action Committee). Despite being defeated by a margin of 63.90% to 34.76%, the former candidate was named by Forbes Magazine as number 21 on the magazine’s "The Top 25 Most Powerful Women Of The Midterm Elections".

Eric Ivan Cantor (pronounced /ˈkæntɚ/; born June 6, 1963) is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district, serving since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he became House Majority Leader when the 112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011. He previously served as House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011.

His district includes most of the northern and western sections of Richmond, along with most of Richmond's western suburbs and portions of the Shenandoah Valley. Cantor is the only Jewish Republican currently serving in the U.S. Congress, and the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in its history.

Cantor, the second of three children, was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Mary Lee (née Hudes), a schoolteacher, and Eddie Cantor, who owned a real estate firm. His paternal family immigrated from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s and his maternal grandfather was born in Romania. His father was the state treasurer for Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign. Cantor was raised in Conservative Judaism. He graduated from the Collegiate School in 1981. He enrolled at George Washington University (GW) in 1981, and as a freshman he worked as an intern for House Republican Tom Bliley of Virginia and was Bliley's driver in the 1982 campaign. Cantor was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity while at GW and received his Bachelor of Arts in 1985 He earned a Juris Doctor degree from William & Mary Law School in 1988, and received a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University in 1989.

James Randy Forbes (born February 17, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Born in Chesapeake, Virginia, Forbes graduated first in his class from Randolph-Macon College in 1974. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1977. Forbes worked in private practice for Kaufman & Canoles PC.

Forbes served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1989 to 1997 and the Virginia State Senate from 1997 to 2001. Forbes was first elected to the House in 2001 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of ten-term Democratic Congressman Norman Sisisky; defeating Democratic State Senator Louise Lucas 52-48%. After the 4th district was reconfigured as part of redistricting, Forbes has since run unopposed by Democrats in 2002 and 2006; in 2004, he faced Jonathan R. Menefee and won with 65% of the vote. He faced Wynne LeGrow in the 2010 election, and was easily re-elected with 62% of the vote.