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Something Different For Va. Gov: Black, Female, Marine, Conservative Winsome Earle-Sears

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, waves to the crowd during inaugural festivities at the Capitol Saturday Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) has an even bigger future in state politics.

The first statewide-elected black woman when she won her election to the commonwealth’s No. 2 post beside Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) in 2021, she leads the Republican attorney general in a hypothetical 2025 gubernatorial matchup.

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