Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia’s long history, has officially set her sights on the state’s top political office. The Virginia Department of Elections on Wednesday accepted the necessary documents for Earle-Sears to run for governor next year.
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2021 file photo, Virginia Republican Lt. Governor candidate Winsome Sears addressing the Virginia FREE Leadership Luncheon in McLean, Va. , the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia ’s long history, has officially set her sights on the state’s top political office.
Earle-Sears is the first Republican to officially enter the race for the party’s nomination in 2025. She recently said she was exploring a run.A Marine veteran who immigrated to the United States from Jamaica as a child, Earle-Sears defeated Democrat Hala Ayala to become only the second woman in Virginia’s long history to serve in a statewide office. Attorney Gen. Mary Sue Terry, who was elected in 1985, was the first.
She got her start in elected office in 2001 when she stunned both parties by defeating a 10-term Democrat in an overwhelmingly blue district to become the first Black Republican woman elected to the House of Delegates. She served just one term before deciding not to seek reelection. She also unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott in a race The Associated Press described at the time as “a campaign of raw invective.”
Earle-Sears went on to serve on the State Board of Education and more recently as the national chair of an organization dedicated to reelecting former President Donald Trump. She has also led a men’s prison ministry, served as director of a women’s homeless shelter, and run a plumbing and electrical supply company.
Jamaica VA State Wire P N Race And Ethnicity A Politics Black People Government Appointments And Nominations Glenn Youngkin Race And Ethnicity
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Virginia Tech vs Vanderbilt: PFF Grades For Every Virginia Tech Player on OffenseVirginia Tech couldn’t put it all together against Vanderbilt, putting up more total yards than Vanderbilt, but ultimately falling short. There were more questi
Read more »
Virginia Tech vs Vanderbilt: PFF Grades For Every Virginia Tech Player on DefenseDiego Pavia and the Vanderbilt offense put it on the Virginia Tech Hokies. At first it was a few trick plays, a couple misdirections and options plays, then it
Read more »
Virginia Tech Football: The Athletic Predicts Virginia Tech To Win Double-Digit GamesVirginia Tech football is going to return in 13 days when the Hokies go to Nashville to face Vanderbilt in the season opener. It is going to be the start of a h
Read more »
Open Rank Professor of Pharmacology, Tenured/Tenure-Track - Charlottesville, Virginia job with University of VirginiaThe Department of Pharmacology in the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia invites candidates for an open rank tenured/tenure-track faculty position. We are seeking outstanding scientists addressing fundamental questions in biomedical sciences with an interdisciplinary perspective and state-of-the-art approaches.
Read more »
Virginia Tech Football: Virginia Tech Announces White Effect Game Against Rutgers Sept.21Every season Virginia Tech does a color scheme for its home games and this season is no different as they have announced the 'White Effect' game against Rutgers
Read more »
Virginia Tech Football: Virginia Tech 'Fan Day' and Fall CampVirginia Tech Football prides itself on giving back to the fans every year and doing its yearly 'Fan Day' for fans to come and get autographs from their favorit
Read more »