The Alexandria Brief sits down with Chris Leibig, candidate for House District 5 in the Virginia House of Delegates, ahead of Tuesday’s firehouse primary.

Leibig is a criminal defense attorney who served at the Alexandria Public Defender’s Office from 1996 to 2002 before launching a private practice in Old Town. He is president-elect of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He discusses why he’s running, how he’d hit the ground running mid-session, and his priorities on housing, education, criminal justice, labor and protecting Alexandrians from the Trump administration.

The firehouse primary is Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Beatley Library and Charles Houston Recreation Center. The winner will face Republican Mason Butler in the Feb. 10 special election.

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