Youngkin encourages everyone to get the COVID-19 booster shot and Gilbert chooses Appropriations Chair
Youngkin encourages everyone to get the COVID-19 booster shot and Gilbert chooses Appropriations Chair
Afternoon update on Virginia politics.
Afternoon news: Gov.-elect received his COVID-19 booster; Youngkin’s inaugural committee received $250K from one donor; RNC responds to Virginia visit from Buttigieg; and more.
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin spoke on Friday in Richmond at the Virginia Economic Summit & Forum on World Trade that was hosted by the Virginia Chamber Foundation and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. During his speech, Youngkin announced that he received a COVID-19 booster shot on Friday morning. He strongly encouraged everyone to go get one themselves before noting that he will not be mandating anyone to receive the vaccine. "I continue to be a strong advocate of the vaccine and the booster,” he told the crowd. “Please go get it."
“I received my COVID-19 booster vaccine this morning. It’s YOUR decision, but I encourage every Virginian to join me,” Youngkin said in a statement after the speech. “Together, we can help keep our communities safe.”
Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with House win - AP
By Ben Finley
A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race upheld the Republican candidate’s victory on Friday, a decision that also reaffirms the GOP’s takeover of the chamber and completes the party's sweep of last month's elections.
Republicans also claimed the statewide offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general in the Nov. 2 election. Those wins were a dramatic turnaround in a state where the GOP had not won a statewide race since 2009.
