None of the cities where the aforementioned candidates ran boast particularly large numbers of AAPI residents. The wins could be indicative of increasing political power within the AAPI community as midterms approach. Virginia made history overnight by electing its first woman of color to hold the office of lieutenant governor.
Republican Winsome Sears was elected independently of projected Gov. The Marine veteran already made history two decades ago when she became the first Black Republican woman elected to the state's general assembly. Throughout her campaign, Sears addressed race through the scope of aiming to bring new voters to the Republican party.
But that's not what this is about. What we are going to do is we are going to now be about the business of the Commonwealth," Sears told supporters at Youngkin's election night headquarters. Sears said she wants to "uplift Black Virginians" by aiming to create a Black Virginians advisory cabinet to the governor, making investments in historically Black colleges and universities and promoting Black entrepreneurship.
Amid the state's cultural debate over critical race theory, Sears pledged to "empower parents with choices" when it comes to schooling. Murkowski's backing of the bill came from key additions to the legislation related to the voting rights of Native Americans and Alaskans. The news of the bill's failure came on the heels of Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis' call to create a new group within the state government tasked with focusing solely on election crimes. The Republican governor's push to address election integrity during an upcoming special legislative session this month is taking place a year after he praised his state's election administration coming out of the presidential election.
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