HENRICO, Va. – Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer who has cultivated an identity as a bipartisan consensus builder over three terms in Congress, announced on Monday that she will run for Virginia governor in 2025 instead of seeking reelection next year.
Spanberger, 44, made the announcement in a campaign video, pledging to work to lower prescription drug prices, grow the middle class and ease inflation. Spanberger also vowed to focus on recruiting and retaining teachers “and stopping extremists from shredding women’s reproductive rights.”
“Our country and our Commonwealth are facing fundamental threats to our rights, our freedoms, and to our democracy," said Spanberger, who won't face a term-limited GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin. “While some politicians in Richmond focus on banning abortion and books, what they’re not doing is helping people.”
Spanberger’s run could be a history-making one: Virginia has never had a female governor.
Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking reelection to the House
Abigail Spanberger by Keith Mellnick is licensed under Flickr Creative Commons
Abigail Spanberger by Keith Mellnick is licensed under Flickr Creative Commons
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WPLG
