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Winsome Sears campaigning at a Henrico event in 2021.
Reaction to Sears filing for governor
In case you missed it this morning, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears filed paperwork to run for governor in 2025. Republicans and Democrats are starting to react to the news.
Attorney General Jason Miyares is rumored to be considering a run for the Republican gubernatorial nomination next year.
He provided Virginia Scope with a statement Thursday morning.
