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Government | Politics 2023: RICHARD CULLEN
After spending the majority of his 45-year career at McGuireWoods, Virginia’s largest law firm, senior partner Cullen is now Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s legal counselor. It’s hardly the first time Cullen has worked in the public sector — he served as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1991 to 1993 and was […]
Government | Politics 2023: JASON MIYARES
Miyares, whose mother fled communist Cuba in the 1960s for the United States, is the first Hispanic person elected to statewide office in Virginia. He became the state’s attorney general in 2022 after representing part of Virginia Beach in the House of Delegates for six years. Since assuming office from a two-term Democratic AG, Republican […]
Government | Politics 2023: TERRY G. KILGORE
Republican Kilgore represents Virginians in the far southwest corner of the state, which is closer to eight other state capitals than it is to Richmond. First elected in 1993, Kilgore became House majority leader after Republicans recaptured control of the chamber in the 2021 elections, and depending on this fall’s elections, he could remain majority […]
Government | Politics 2023: L. LOUISE LUCAS
The undisputed queen of snarky Virginia political tweets, with 90,400 Twitter/X followers, Lucas delights in poking at Gov. Glenn Youngkin. In June, she pulled off a nailbiter primary victory against longtime Democratic Sen. Lionel Spruill. Although she’s expected to win the general election, she has bigger fish to fry as Democrats aim this fall to […]
Government | Politics 2023: RYAN McDOUGLE
Following the retirement of veteran Republican Sen. Tommy Norment, McDougle could be the next majority or minority leader of the state Senate, depending on how party control swings after this fall’s election. Chairman of the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus, McDougle is in the new guard of legislative leaders poised to take the place of retiring […]
