Virginia lieutenant governor candidate stays in race, defying Youngkin
In a video posted on X Friday, John Reid, Republican candidate for Virginia's lieutenant governor, called allegations that he posted nude images “a total fabricated internet lie," and defied calls to step down from the race by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Virginia’s future retail marijuana market likely depends on gubernatorial election
Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoes marijuana retail bill again. The outcome of this year’s gubernatorial race, between Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, could determine if marijuana retail sales are implemented.
Earle-Sears has faced tough races before. Her campaign for Virginia governor is no different
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is used to facing formidable obstacles in her political campaigns, and her bid to be Virginia’s next governor is no exception. The Jamaican immigrant, Marine veteran and devout Christian will first need to win the Republican primary in June at a time when her party has been […]
Spanberger leads Earle-Sears in early state polling
It’s still early days, but in Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial race, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a pair of new statewide polls. In the Virginia Commonwealth University Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs poll released Friday, former U.S. Rep. Spanberger has the support of 44% of people polled, and […]
Earle-Sears, Spanberger talk biz credentials in Va. Chamber forum appearances
They didn’t meet face-to-face, but the presumptive Republican and Democratic nominees for Virginia’s 2025 governor race addressed the same audience Friday at the 2024 Virginia Economic Summit and Forum on International Trade in Richmond. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the frontrunner for the GOP nomination, spoke just after 9 a.m. at the event co-sponsored by the […]
Miyares declares run for 2nd term as Va. AG
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares declared Monday he will run for a second term in 2025, leaving Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears a clear path to the Republican nomination for governor. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who is prohibited by state law from serving consecutive terms as governor, endorsed both candidates following Miyares’ announcement. A former Virginia Beach […]
Lt. governor files paperwork for Va. gubernatorial run
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears filed paperwork Wednesday with the Virginia Department of Elections to run for governor in 2025, in which she will seek the Republican nomination. Although she has not yet announced her decision to run, Earle-Sears posted on X that she is holding a “special event” Thursday evening at Chick’s Oyster Bar in […]
Government | Politics 2023: WINSOME EARLE-SEARS
Earle-Sears wanted to be a lawyer, but after being accepted to law school, she had a change of heart, she says, and then “life got in the way.” Instead, she served in the U.S. Marine Corps, was elected to a term in the House of Delegates, managed a homeless shelter and spent a decade as […]