Governor of Virginia

Jennifer McClellan Could Make History As Virginia's First Black Female Governor

"I know that this is not a moment to retreat to the past but to step boldly into our future," McClellan says in her campaign announcement.
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Virginia Governor To Propose Juneteenth As State Holiday

“It’s time we elevate this,” Ralph Northam (D) said. “Not just a celebration by and for some Virginians but one acknowledged and celebrated by all of us.”
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Jennifer Carroll Foy Jumps Into Virginia Governor's Race, Hoping To Make History

If elected, she would be the first female governor of Virginia, and the first Black female governor of any state.
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Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Announces He Won't Run For President

He doesn't rule out a presidential run beyond 2020, though. “I’m still a young man. You’ll see what happens."
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Won’t Resign Over Racist Yearbook Photo

The Virginia governor has ignored calls for his resignation after news outlets resurfaced a photo depicting blackface from his 1984 medical school yearbook.
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Former Virginia Congressman Bemoans Gov. Northam's 'Public Shaming'

Fellow Democrat Jim Moran suggested the blackface scandal had turned into a "frenzy."
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Ralph Northam Won’t Resign, Admits To Different Blackface Incident

Northam says he was not one of the men pictured in a racist photo from his yearbook, but he did wear blackface a different time.
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Democrats Call For Ralph Northam To Resign Over Racist Yearbook Photo

The Democratic Virginia governor's 1984 yearbook page shows an image of two men, one in blackface and the other in KKK robes.
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Apologizes For Racist Yearbook Photo

The Virginia governor's 1984 yearbook page shows a photo of two unnamed men, one in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe.
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Dems Don't Get A Pass When It Comes To Black And Brown People. We Deserve More From All Of Our Elected Leaders.

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