US EditionAbigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 1st female governor in historic inauguration
Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s first female governor, ending 250 years of male leadership and marking a Democratic resurgence with 13 new House seats, officials said.
- On Saturday, Abigail Spanberger was sworn in at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, as the Commonwealth's 75th governor and its first female chief executive, ending a nearly 250-year line of male governors dating to 1776.
- The Democratic sweep that preceded the inauguration included Spanberger's November win over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and a 13-seat pickup in the House of Delegates.
- The ceremony began at noon, lasting about an hour in a light drizzle, with Spanberger in white and Ghazala F. Hashmi and Jay Jones taking historic oaths before a traditional inaugural parade.
- Immediately after the parade, Spanberger began signing executive orders as the Democratic-controlled statehouse plans Congressional redistricting ahead of the midterm elections this year.
- Spanberger has made affordability her top priority, focusing on the Affordable Virginia agenda and plans executive orders and Secretariat reports to reduce SNAP error rate and Medicaid verifications over the next year.
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State Has First Female Governor
Virginia, where all 74 governors had been men and where the federal amendment granting women the vote was not ratified until 1952, swore in Abigail Spanberger as its chief executive on Saturday. The former CIA officer and congresswoman wore a white coat as she took the oath on the steps...
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Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia's first woman governor
Abigail Spanberger has become Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office. The Democrat was inaugurated around noon Saturday outside the state Capitol. Spanberger defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin, also a…
Spanberger signs 10 executive orders after being sworn in as Virginia’s 1st woman governor
Gov. Abigail Spanberger took her oath of office in front of a crowd of about 5,000 people in Richmond Saturday. She quickly got to work, signing 10 executive orders into effect.
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