Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears has filed the paperwork to run for governor in 2025.
In line with The Hill, her paperwork was accepted Wednesday by Virginia’s Division of Elections and she or he is anticipated to make a “particular announcement” in Virginia Seaside on Thursday.
Sears has turn into the primary Republican candidate within the off-year gubernatorial race, which is able to probably garner vital consideration an off-year for U.S. elections.
Nevertheless, she is prone to face a main problem from Lawyer Normal Jason Miyares, who can also be expected to throw his hat within the ring.
A former state delegate, Sears additionally holds the excellence of being the primary girl of shade and the second girl to carry statewide workplace in Virginia.
Again in February, Sears attracted headlines after referring to transgender Senator Danica Roem as “sir” throughout flooring deliberations, for which she refused to apologize.
NEW: listening to @WinsomeSears referred to @pwcdanica on the @VASenate flooring as “sir.”
Chamber has gone into recess twice after reportedly “Sears refused to apologize.”
“I’m not right here to upset anybody, I’m right here to do the job the ppl of VA have referred to as me to do.” #VALeg pic.twitter.com/IyO8JaAQIG
— BK (@BradKutner) February 26, 2024
With no feminine governor in Virginia’s historical past, a possible race between Sears and Spanberger could be historic. Moreover, Sears might turn into the primary Black feminine governor in U.S. historical past.
Sears and Gov. Glenn Youngkin acquired enormous plaudits again in 2021 after they flipped the blue-leaning state crimson. Their marketing campaign centered on mother and father’ rights in training and the aggressive leftist indoctrination happening throughout the state’s faculties.
Nevertheless, Republicans have to date struggled to make further floor. In 2022, most swing district Democrats, aside from former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), stored their seats, whereas final yr Democrats maintained their majority within the state Senate and flipped the Home of Delegates by a slender majority.