A congressman up for reelection in 2018 is finding that his challengers don't just represent the opposite party — they also represent the opposite sex.

Rep. David Brat, who currently represents the 7th district of Virginia, outraged many earlier this year after he complained about his constituents [1] — specifically, women — at a conservative event.

"Since Obamacare and these issues have come up, the women are in my grill no matter where I go," Brat told the audience at a local tavern. "They come up — 'When is your next town hall?' And believe me, it's not to give positive input."

A fervent Trump supporter and Obamacare repeal advocate, Brat was one of the many members of Congress who attempted to dodge [2] facing his constituency at town halls this Spring, though his choice to complain about his annoyance in a public forum was probably the worst possible way to handle it. Brat also made no attempt to sugarcoat or backtrack his sentiments after the fact; he instead chose to widen his circle of insults to include the far left as well, telling the Richmond Times-Dispatch [3], "I had one woman on my Facebook say she was going to get up in my grill. There's paid protesters . . . paid activists on the far left, not my Democratic friends I go to church with."

Now, Brat very well may be eating his words. In a district that is typically right-leaning, there are already six Democratic challengers lined up to oust him, five of which are women. And they're formidable challengers; according to [4] The Washington Post, the group of candidates includes "a former CIA operative, a civil attorney and a Marine turned commercial airline pilot." The lone male in the race is a former Marine pilot who served in Hillary Clinton's state department.

It won't be easy, though. Brat won the district by 16 points [5] and has incredible support from the Tea Party in addition to the Republican party and big-money donors. But armed with personal stories about the importance of the ACA, community development, universal income and a whole host of life experience, these six individuals appear ready to put up a fight.