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The Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The lieutenant governor is elected every four years along with the governor and attorney general. The office is currently held by Winsome Earle Sears, who was elected in 2021 and is the first woman of color to hold this position ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Winsome Earle-Sears. The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate and is a member of several other state boards, commissions and councils, including the Board of Trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the Center for Rural Virginia; the Board of Directors of the Virginia Economic Development ...
Winsome was first elected in 2002 to a majority Black House of Delegates district, a first for a Republican in Virginia since 1865. She is the first female Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the first Black female elected statewide, and the first naturalized female elected to statewide office.
The 42nd and current lieutenant governor is Winsome Sears (R), who was elected in 2021. Authority. The Virginia Constitution addresses the office of the lieutenant governor Article V, the Executive . Under Article V, Section 13:
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Jan 15, 2022 · 65°. Acceptance Speech: Winsome Sears becomes first woman Lieutenant Governor in Virginia history. Share. Watch on. The Republican has made it clear that education will be her top priority as...
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Nov 4, 2021 · Republican Winsome Sears was elected as Virginia's new lieutenant governor on Tuesday night, becoming the first woman and the first woman of color to serve in the position. "I am at a loss...