Mitt Romney to Headline Fundraiser for Barbara Comstock

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will head to Northern Virginia next month to headline a fundraiser for Barbara Comstock, according to a report in The Washington Post.

Romney will be present at the fundraiser Sept. 30 at the home of Bobbie Kilberg, president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, for Comstock, the Republican nominee in the race for Virginia’s 10th congressional District. Kilberg and her husband Bill Kilberg are residents of McLean.

Comstock is up against Democrat John Foust, a Fairfax County supervisor who represents the county’s Dranesville District, which includes McLean and Great Falls. Longtime Republican Congressman Frank Wolf announced his retirement from the seat.

Romney’s running mate in the 2012 presidential race, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, is also set to headline a fundraiser for Comstock, on Sept. 9, the Post reported.

The 10th congressional district includes Aldie, Ashburn, Centreville, Chantilly, Clifton, Gainesville, Great Falls, Hamilton, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Manassas, McLean, Purcellville and Waterford. See a district map here.

See fundraising totals for the candidates at Center for Responsive Politics.

Read the full Washington Post story here.

PHOTO: Mitt Romney; Patch archive photo