US EditionAbigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 1st female governor in historic inauguration
Spanberger, a former CIA officer and Congress member, signed 10 executive orders focused on affordability, public schools, and economic protection on her first day in office.
- 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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Abigail Spanberger’s 48-Hour Honeymoon
Abigail Spanberger had a solid two-day run. Between her swearing in on Saturday and Monday morning, the self-styled Democratic moderate was widely hailed as Virginia’s first female governor.A member of the "Mod Squad," supposedly an antidote to the left-wing lunatics who helped doom Democrats to electoral defeat in 2024, Spanberger said she would focus on "lowering costs, keeping our communities safe, and strengthening our economy." She pledged …
Under Spanberger, Virginia Rushes Far Left- Higher Taxes Just the Beginning ⋆ Conservative Firing Line
The following article, Under Spanberger, Virginia Rushes Far Left- Higher Taxes Just the Beginning, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Virginia under Abigail Spanberger is about to find out that a lying politician can wreak havoc after an election. She ran as a “moderate” Democrat, but there is nothing moderate about her plans. Oh, and her first act as Governor was to rescind Gov Youngkin’s order for law enforcement to cooperate w…
Spanberger moves swiftly to set agenda
Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s 75th governor, making history as the first woman to hold the commonwealth’s highest office and pledging to lead with unity, affordability and pragmatic action amid deep national divisions and growing uncertainty…
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