Former Marine Sears Becomes 1st Female Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
3 Nov 2021
Associated Press | By Matthew Barakat
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Republican Winsome Sears, who returned to Virginia politics after an absence of nearly two decades, has become the first female lieutenant governor and the first woman of color to win statewide office in Virginia.
The Republican rocketed out of political obscurity to win the GOP nomination on the strength of a campaign photo in which she posed holding a military rifle.
A former Marine, Sears also highlighted her background as a Jamaican immigrant, campaigning against illegal immigration and rejecting the notion that the nation is plagued by systemic racism.
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