Yes, they lived in Virginia, but Charlottesville is almost 200 miles from D.C., so not a distance where they could commute. I assume they had previously lived in the Washington area when she worked at the CIA.
I know there will be all the comparisons to Hillary, but there have been three women Secretaries of State. None of them had kids at home. We only assume it is Mrs. Clinton because of her current political activity.
I agree with folks that the show I want to see is more like The West Wing and less like Scandal. And a question: At the dinner with the African king, would so many staff members be there with the SoS? It seemed rather formal for a working meeting. You would expect to see celebrities and government officials, not staff members at this sort of dinner. Why did the king have his wives, but we didn't see any of his staff. (And by the same token, the Secretary hadn't brought her husband.)