Virginia's Youngkin endorses Winsome Earle-Sears for governor

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin endorsed Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears for politician up of the state's November 2025 gubernatorial contest. Youngkin and Sears are some Republicans.

The politician took bureau successful aboriginal 2022, but the authorities constitution blocks governors from serving 2 consecutive terms, truthful helium cannot tally for re-election successful 2025. The contention volition beryllium 1 of the archetypal important races since President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 victory.

Merle Rutledge is besides moving for politician arsenic a Republican, portion Rep. Abigail Spanberger is simply a campaigner connected the Democratic side.

"Winsome has been an outstanding Lt. Governor, and she volition beryllium a large Governor," Youngkin said successful societal media posts. 

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Left: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, pursuing a Bloomberg Television interrogation connected the opening time of the Farnborough International Airshow successful Farnborough, UK, connected Monday, July 22, 2024; Right: Winsome Sears greets supporters connected Nov. 2, 2021 successful Chantilly, Va. (Left: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Right: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

"She has been an outspoken advocator for commonsense blimpish principles and policies, a passionate dependable for our subject and veterans, and a relentless advocator for acquisition state and economical opportunity. She brings the warring tone of a Marine to the bureau each azygous day," helium declared.

Sears noted that she is "deeply grateful" for Youngkin's endorsement. 

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks to the assemblage during a rally held to denote she volition question her party's information for Virginia politician successful 2025 astatine Chick's Oyster Bar successful Virginia Beach, Va., connected Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.  (Kristen Zeis/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Spanberger blasted erstwhile Rep. Tulsi Gabbard aft President-elect Donald Trump tapped her to service arsenic manager of nationalist intelligence. 

"As a erstwhile CIA lawsuit officer, I saw the men and women of the U.S. quality assemblage enactment their lives connected the enactment each time for this state — and I americium appalled astatine the information of Tulsi Gabbard to pb DNI," Spanberger declared successful a station connected X.

Gabbard, who served successful the House of Representatives arsenic a Democrat, announced past period that she was joining the GOP.

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Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., is moving for politician connected the Democratic side. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Youngkin besides endorsed Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares for re-election.

"As Attorney General, Jason vigorously defends the laws of the Commonwealth, stands with instrumentality enforcement each azygous time portion starring our shared combat to extremity the escaped travel of opioids and fentanyl into our communities, and has been a changeless advocator for victims of quality trafficking and home violence," Youngkin said successful his societal media posts.