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Virginia Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears Files For Gubernatorial Run To Succeed Youngkin
The Virginia Department of Elections on Wednesday accepted the state’s Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears’s filings to run for governor in the 2025 election, making her the first Republican candidate to join the race, according to…
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About Winsome Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears is a Jamaican–American politician and businesswoman who served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2022 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she represented the 90th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004.
Everything about Winsome Sears →- Occupation
- politician, electrician
- Position held
- member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 11, 1964
- Website
- https://www.winsomesears.com/