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Glenn Allen Youngkin (/ ˈ j ʌ ŋ k ɪ n / YUNG-kin; [1] born December 9, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 74th governor of Virginia since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he spent 25 years at the private-equity firm The Carlyle Group, where he became co-CEO in 2018. He resigned from the position in 2020 to ...
After the Radical Republican appointees of the post-war Reconstruction era, Virginia would not actually elect another regular Republican as governor until A. Linwood Holton Jr. in 1969. However, in 1881 William E. Cameron was elected governor under the banner of the Readjuster Party, a coalition of Republicans and populist Democrats.
[3] Former Democratic Governor of Virginia Douglas Wilder commented after the election that Republicans had "one-upped" Democrats with the historic achievement, which, he said, showed that Democrats "can't take the [Black] community for granted." [3] Youngkin was inaugurated two years into the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
Republicans had been able to do that in 2021, along with Republican Glenn Youngkin’s victory over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the governor's race. In addition to Youngkin’s 2-percentage-point ...
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin acknowledged disappointment Wednesday with election results that gave Democrats control of both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate, but pledged to work with ...
Democrats in the state have warned that if Youngkin succeeds in securing Republican control of the legislature, Republicans could roll back progressive voting laws enacted by Democrats in 2020.
Democratic-Republican [40] Senior member of Governor's Council acting: 1796: 1797: 1798: 12 James Monroe (1758–1831) ... Glenn Youngkin (b. 1966) [220] January 15 ...
In a closing message to voters in this year's closely watched Virginia legislative elections, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin ticks off accomplishments from the first half of his term. Tax cuts ...