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With former state Delegate Todd Gilbert’s abandoning of his House seat as he was sworn in Tuesday as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, it’s now up to the 33rd House District Republican Legislative District Committee to come up with a Republican candidate on the November ballot.
A Fairfax County Circuit Court judge will likely hear a preliminary injunction motion July 25 by Virginia Senate Democratic leaders to keep Ken Cuccinelli from sitting on the next UVA Board of Visitors meeting.
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the University of Virginia’s fabled Lawn and Rotunda on Friday afternoon to protest after UVA president Jim Ryan was pressured to resign by the Trump administration.
Democratic state senators, including President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas and Charlottesville Senator Creigh Deeds, have filed suit in Fairfax Circuit Court to keep Ken Cuccinelli of UVA’s Board of Visitors, as well as other Governor Youngkin appointees of boards at George Mason University and VMI.
Democrats in Virginia have built up a hefty fundraising advantage for their effort to reclaim the governor’s mansion in a race seen as a bellwether for the party in power in Washington heading into the 2026 midterms.
Heading late into the night, the Associated Press was calling the Democratic primary for Attorney General for former Norfolk Delegate Jay Jones over Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor.
On Friday, Governor Youngkin signed a piece of legislation holding drug dealers accountable for manslaughter if the drugs they sold resulted in the death of the purchaser.
Governor Youngkin has ordered state flags at half-staff June 4 for the death of a trailblazing civil rights attorney who served in all three branches of Virginia’s government, and long-time Legislative Black Caucus Chair, Jerrauld Jones.
Saying it’s not that Republican Lt. Governor nominee John Reid is gay, but to save the ticket, James City County businessman John Curran is running as a November write-in for Lt. Governor.
On Friday, Governor Youngkin took final actions to complete the legislative session for 2025 in the General Assembly.