Glenn Youngkin Inaugurated as Virginia Governor, Signs 11 Executive Actions
Glenn Younkin was sworn in as Virginia’s 74th governor Saturday, and the inaugurations of Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears and Attorney General Jason Miyares made commonwealth history
By Andrea Swalec, Julie Carey, Northern Virginia Bureau Chief and Sophia Barnes • Published January 15, 2022 • Updated 52 mins ago
New Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin campaigned on a change in direction in Virginia. Here’s info on his plans for COVID-19, criminal justice, education and more.
“What kind of governor is he going to be? Is he going to be Ron DeSantis or Larry Hogan?” one Virginia political analyst asked.
In the legislature, Youngkin is likely to face opposition from Democrats who retained control of the state Senate.
Virginia began a new chapter Saturday with the inauguration of Glenn Youngkin, the first Republican governor to take the oath of office in 12 years. In his inauguration speech, Youngkin promised a change in direction in the state, with shifts on COVID-19 policies, education, criminal justice and taxes.
Youngkin was sworn in as the commonwealth’s 74th governor on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond before a cheering crowd estimated to be 6,000 deep.
Youngkin, a former private equity executive and newcomer to politics, wasted no time in signing 11 executive orders and actions within hours of his inauguration. He says they include lifting the mask mandate for Virginia schools, ending the vaccine mandate for state employees and ending the use of “divisive concepts” in schools such as critical race theory, which is not part of the curriculum.
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