Longtime Fairfax County supervisor Pat Herrity is considering a run for lieutenant governor next year, as the potential field of Republican candidates is starting to take shape after Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’ announcement last month that she is running for governor.
The Republican field has been slow to take shape because of the pending federal elections and uncertainty about the political intentions of Earle-Sears and Attorney General Jason Miyares, who also is considering whether to run for governor or reelection.
Democrats, who lost all three statewide offices in 2021, have had a head start in preparing for next year’s statewide races. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, is running for governor instead of a fourth term in Congress and currently faces no opposition for the Democratic nomination.
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