Ten current and former members of the General Assembly, including three Black leaders in the Senate, are endorsing Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney in his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2025.
Their endorsements came a day after Stoney launched his campaign for governor, which will pit him against Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, in the Democratic primary in 2025. Whoever wins will face a Republican opponent in the general election that is likely to be either Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears or Attorney General Jason Miyares.
If elected, Stoney would be the second Black governor of Virginia, following Doug Wilder, who became the nation’s first elected Black governor in 1990.
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