Democrat Spanberger Sworn in as Virginia’s First Female Governor

Democrat Abigail Spanbergerwas sworn in as governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia on Saturday, becoming the state’s first female leader.

Spanberger, 46, was elected with 58% of the vote in last year’s gubernatorial election, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. She succeeds GOP’s Glenn Youngkin, who couldn’t run again due to state laws barring governors from serving back-to-back terms.

Running as a pragmatic Democrat, the former US Congresswoman primarily campaigned on economic issues. She argued that President Donald Trump’s policies, such as tariffs and federal government cuts, have caused more uncertainty for her state — a message that ...