Winsome Sears
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia since 2022
Winsome Earle Sears (born March 11, 1964) is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. She is a Republican. She was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004.
Winsome Sears | |
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42nd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
Assumed office January 15, 2022 | |
Governor | Glenn Youngkin |
Preceded by | Justin Fairfax |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 90th district | |
In office January 13, 2002 – January 14, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Billy Robinson |
Succeeded by | Algie Howell |
Personal details | |
Born | Winsome Earle March 11, 1964 Kingston, Jamaica |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Terence Sears |
Children | 3 |
Education | Tidewater Community College (AA) Old Dominion University (BA) Regent University (MA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1983–1986 |
In September 2018, she ran for U.S. Senate as a Republican write-in.
Sears was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in the 2021 election. She won the election; becoming the first black woman to be elected in a statewide office in Virginia.[1]
On January 15, 2022, Sears was sworn in as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
References change
- ↑ Panetta, Grace; Seddiq, Oma (November 2, 2021). "Republican Winsome Sears defeats Hala Ayala in Virginia lieutenant governor's race". Business Insider. Retrieved 3 November 2021.