HPAA Grad in Congress

Perhaps you heard about the special election yesterday in the Virginia 1st Congressional district to fill the seat of Rep. Joann Davis (R-VA) who died earlier this year. Robert Wittman (R), a 1 term member of the VA House of Delegates comfortably won with more than 61% of the vote which wasn't really a surprise to anyone. The interesting thing though, is that he has an MPH degree from my department at UNC, Health Policy and Administration (HPAA). He's the only HPAA grad in congress that I know of, and I feel a bit of pride for his accomplishment.