Sears becomes Virginia's 1st female lieutenant governor

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Lt. Gov. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears arrives to talk earlier Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin astatine an predetermination nighttime enactment successful Chantilly, Va., aboriginal Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, aft helium defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Posted at 4:14 PM, Nov 03, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-03 17:14:37-04

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Republican Winsome Sears volition go the archetypal pistillate lieutenant politician and the archetypal pistillate of colour to clasp statewide bureau successful Virginia.

Sears defeated Democrat Hala Ayala successful Tuesday’s election.

Sears rocketed retired of governmental obscurity to triumph the GOP information connected the spot of a run photograph successful which she posed holding a subject rifle.

As a erstwhile Marine, she besides highlighted her inheritance arsenic a Jamaican immigrant, campaigning against amerciable immigration.

Sears had a little stint successful electoral authorities astir 20 years agone arsenic a one-term delegate successful the General Assembly, representing parts of Hampton Roads.