Virginia Governor Breaks Campaign Promise, Vetoes Anti-Sanctuary Cities Bill
By Preston Huennekens on April 11, 2018
In the heat of the highly contested 2017 Virginia governor's race, Democratic candidate Ralph Northam declared that he would, if elected governor, sign a bill banning sanctuary cities in Virginia. On signing any future anti-sanctuary legislation, Northam said that "If that bill comes to by desk ... I sure will. I've always been opposed to sanctuary cities. [Republican candidate Ed Gillespie] knows that."
He said this despite having cast the tie-breaking vote in his capacity as lieutenant governor that killed an earlier attempt at this legislation.
On April 9, Northam reneged on this campaign promise and vetoed HB 1257, which would have prohibited the establishment of sanctuary cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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