{"id":2337846,"date":"2024-09-06T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/earle-sears-seeking-to-continue-what-youngkin-started-with-virginia-gubernatorial-bid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T11:57:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:57:20","slug":"earle-sears-seeking-to-continue-what-youngkin-started-with-virginia-gubernatorial-bid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/earle-sears-seeking-to-continue-what-youngkin-started-with-virginia-gubernatorial-bid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Earle-Sears seeking to continue what Youngkin started with Virginia gubernatorial bid &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fearle-sears-seeking-to-continue-what-youngkin-started-with-virginia-gubernatorial-bid-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2337846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Winsome\u200d Earle-Sears, the Lieutenant Governor of \u200bVirginia,\u200d has announced her candidacy for governor, aiming to build upon\u200c the accomplishments of \u2064current Governor Glenn \u200bYoungkin. Earle-Sears\u200c emphasized the importance of continuing the progress made during Youngkin&#8217;s tenure, highlighting the\u2064 influx of \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">major corporations<\/a> to Virginia and the growth of business opportunities. She believes that focusing on business is\u2064 crucial for\u2064 generating revenue \u2062and enhancing\u2063 the state&#8217;s prosperity, stating,\u200b &#8220;It&#8217;s all about\u200b business because that&#8217;s\u200b where the money \u200ccomes from.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Earle-Sears seeking to continue what Youngkin started with Virginia gubernatorial bid<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748874\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Lt. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/winsome-sears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Winsome Earle-Sears&nbsp;<\/a>(R-VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> that her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>gubernatorial<\/a> run is a mission to propel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a> forward and carry on the work of Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R-VA).<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got to continue what the governor has started,&rdquo; Earle-Sears told Brian Kilmeade on <em>Fox and Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;Gov. Youngkin has laid a great foundation. We&rsquo;ve got to keep building on that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Youngkin&rsquo;s time as governor, major corporations have moved their headquarters to Virginia and businesses have boomed, the lieutenant governor said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2581968&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=cd52fb67e8a2eac0e4cd09b95612ccc0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s all about business because that&rsquo;s where the money comes from,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;So that we can have the beautiful things we like: the quality of life, the schools, the roads, the bridges, all of that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you know the voters have given you a mandate to run, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-arizona-state-legislature-to-hold-public-hearing-on-election-integrity-on-monday-nov-30\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Arizona State Legislature to Hold Public Hearing on Election Integrity on Monday, Nov. 30\">move forward<\/a>, then you&rsquo;ve just got to press forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Virginia law prevents governors from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-republicans-take-aim-at-democrats-over-abortion-expansion\/\" title=\"Virginia Republicans Take Aim at Democrats Over Abortion Expansion\">serving consecutive terms<\/a>, but Youngkin has not yet endorsed Earle-Sears.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if the governor will endorse or not,&rdquo; Earle-Sears said. &ldquo;We are pressing forward. I&rsquo;m always ready for a challenge. I&rsquo;ve never waited on whatever other people will do, but the governor and I have an excellent relationship. That&rsquo;s the only way I know.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We ran as a team, and we work as a team, and I support his ideas because, you know, we&rsquo;re Republicans together.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Earle-Sears is the first Republican to announce her candidacy in the Virginia governor&rsquo;s race. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2578160\/democratic-rep-abigail-spanberger-announces-run-for-virginia-governor-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>made her intention to run <\/a>for the state&rsquo;s top job known in November 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748874\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748874\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earle-Sears Aims to Build on Youngkin&#8217;s Legacy in Virginia Gubernatorial Race<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) has declared her candidacy for governor, emphasizing her goal to advance Virginia and continue the initiatives of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA). In an interview with Brian Kilmeade on Fox and Friends, she stated, &#8220;We need to carry on what the governor has begun.&#8221; Earle-Sears highlighted that during Youngkin&#8217;s administration, significant corporations have relocated their headquarters to Virginia and the business environment has thrived. &#8220;It&#8217;s all about business because that&#8217;s where our funding comes from,&#8221; she explained, noting that this supports essential services like quality education and infrastructure. She expressed confidence in moving forward with her campaign, stating that when voters give a mandate for progress, it&#8217;s crucial to act decisively.<\/p>\n<p>Although Virginia law prohibits governors from serving consecutive terms and Youngkin has not yet endorsed her candidacy, Earle-Sears remains optimistic. &#8220;I\u2019m not sure if the governor will endorse me or not,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We are moving ahead regardless; I embrace challenges.&#8221; She emphasized their strong working relationship: \u201cWe campaigned as a team and continue to collaborate closely since we share Republican values.\u201d Earle-Sears is the first Republican candidate to enter the race for governor of Virginia; Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) announced her intention to run for the position in November 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2337847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Winsome-Earle-Sears.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40299,40300,5468,15109],"class_list":["post-2337846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-earle-sears","tag-gubernatorial-bid","tag-virginia","tag-youngkin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Winsome-Earle-Sears.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}