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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.
“Governor Youngkin’s executive order is a necessary first step to remove distractions from our classrooms,” Del. Kim Taylor, R-Dinwiddie, said. ... Today an executive order was issued to ...
On inauguration day, the governor-elect takes the following oath of office: "I (first_middle_last names), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent upon me as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, according to the ...
Youngkin has until April 8 at 11:59 a.m. to submit his line-item vetoes for the budget, Christian Martinez, a spokesperson for the governor’s office said. Youngkin could opt to veto an entire ...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Tuesday as firefighters responded to two wildfires that amid dry conditions and high winds. The declaration allows Virginia to mobilize ...
Youngkin was sworn in as governor on January 15, 2022. He took office alongside his Republican ticket mates, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears, the first woman of color elected to statewide office in Virginia, and Attorney General Jason Miyares, the first Latino elected to statewide office in the state. [1]
Youngkin's executive order said 6,303 suspected noncitizens had been removed from the rolls between January 2022 and July 2024. Some voters appear to have been dropped despite being citizens.
The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1851. [9] Prior to that a Council of State existed; it chose from among its members a president who would be "lieutenant-governor" and would act as governor when there was a vacancy in that office. [1] [10] The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ...