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Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: YOUNGKIN, GOV. GLENN
Youngkin’s victory in the 2021 gubernatorial race catapulted the former co-CEO of the Carlyle Group into the national spotlight as a possible Republican presidential nominee in 2024. However, in his last year in office, it’s unclear what the governor’s next act will be. Previously rumored to be considering a 2026 Senate bid, Youngkin conspicuously visited […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: WARNER, U.S. SEN. MARK
Virginia’s Democratic senior senator and the state’s 69th governor, Warner has been best known for his efforts to reach across the aisle in the U.S. Senate and his work as chair (now vice chair) of the Senate Intelligence Committee. However, after President Donald Trump took office in January for a second term, Warner has been […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: TORIAN, DEL. LUKE
As chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Torian oversees the creation of the single biggest piece of legislation his chamber passes every year: the state budget. Difficult in the best of times, the budget process in recent years has been complicated by divided state government. In 2023, with Republicans in control of the House of […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: BILLS, MICHAEL D.
The state’s biggest individual campaign donor, Michael Bills has become a lightning rod in Virginia political circles for whom he funds — candidates who pledge not to take money from Dominion Energy — and who he doesn’t. The founder and chief investment officer of Charlottesville-based Bluestem Asset Management, Bills founded Clean Virginia in 2018 with […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: LaCIVITA, CHRIS
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Chesterfield County, Republican power player LaCivita is a former Marine, a Purple Heart recipient and one of a handful of insiders who has President Donald Trump’s ear, having run his 2024 presidential campaign as co-campaign manager. LaCivita got his start as a GOP political strategist in the 1990s, working […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL
Spanberger first became a household name in 2018, when she narrowly defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Dave Brat to flip control of a longtime Republican stronghold in Central Virginia. Today, having served three terms in Congress, she is running to become Virginia’s first female governor. A former CIA officer and U.S. Postal Inspection Service law enforcement […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: LUCAS, SEN. L. LOUISE
Since Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s election, Lucas has become the face of Virginia Democrats’ “blue brick wall” strategy to block Republican priorities in Richmond. Key to her public image is the state senator’s brash and outspoken presence on X, where she has more than 82,000 followers. She was instrumental in blocking Youngkin’s $2 billion arena plan […]
Trump calls on Federal Reserve governor to resign after official accuses her of mortgage fraud
President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after a Trump administration official accused her of mortgage fraud, intensifying the administration’s push to reshape the central bank.
Presenting the 2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards
Virginia Business is proud to present our inaugural Virginia C-Suite Awards, honoring 33 top executives who exemplify integrity, innovation and impact.
2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards: Government
Winners of the 2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards, government division
Something in the Water gets extension from Va. Beach
Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water festival got a bit of a break Tuesday from Virginia Beach City Council members, who agreed to give the Virginia Beach-born music and fashion maven more time to fulfill an overdue part of the festival’s contract with the city. City Council voted 8-2 Tuesday to indefinitely defer an earlier […]
Banking and finance experts optimistic but cautious regarding new administration’s impact
The banking and finance industry could see gains under the incoming federal administration, those in the field say, with President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed plans of a lower-interest-rate environment coupled with lighter regulatory oversight on the horizon. They also note, however, that many proposals may never come to fruition or take some time before their impacts […]
