Virginia Will Have A Woman Of Color As Lieutenant Governor
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Hala Ayala, a Democrat, is due to face off against Winsome Sears, a Republican.
Del. Hala Ayala won Virginia’s Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on Tuesday, ensuring that the state’s next lieutenant governor will be a woman of color for the first time in state history. Ayala, a cybersecurity specialist from Prince William County backed by the state’s Democratic establishment, is Afro-Latina and has Lebanese ancestry. She will compete against Republican nominee Winsome Sears, a Black small business owner, Marine veteran and former state lawmaker. Although Sears is deeply conservative, Ben Tribbett, a Democratic political consultant in northern Virginia, believes she will give Ayala a serious fight because Ayala’s support is “thin.”
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