“The reason I decided to run was very simple,” former journalist Leslie Cockburn, now a candidate for U.S. Congress from Virginia, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “Trump won.”

Cockburn (who is the mother of activist-actress Olivia Wilde) explains, “I was offended by Trump for many reasons, largely having to do with what he had to say about women and what he said about journalists — using words like, ‘You are the enemy of the people.’ That’s a very charged term that crosses a line. I felt suddenly like I was looking at Berlin in 1932. And given my background and experience covering U.S. and foreign policy, I could see the extent of the damage he could do in Washington to everything I love about government. And then he did it.”

Rappahannock County’s Leslie Cockburn is confident that 2018 will be the year for women — across the country, on Capitol Hill, and into the sprawling 5th congressional district of Virginia, where the political candidate’s ultimate aim is to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Garrett.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Three Democratic candidates looking to unseat 5th District Republican Congressman Tom Garrett in 2018 took part in a candidate's forum on Sunday, October 8, in Charlottesville.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ7) - Residents are waiting for a decision on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. In the meantime, one pipeline opponent invited local candidates to tour her farm - and asked them to join her in the fight against the pipeline.