Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) called for unity and pledged to “work tirelessly” for Virginians as she was sworn in as the Commonwealth’s first female governor on Saturday. “It is the honor of my life to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. abigail spanberger taking oath On a cold, gray, and drizzly morning in Richmond, thousands of Virginians gathered on the steps of ...

But Spanberger also ran on a record of bipartisanship during her three terms in Congress representing a conservative district, with a reputation for pragmatism that pulled her to ...

On Jan. 17, 2026, Abigail Spanberger became the 75th governor of Virginia. Read her full inauguration speech, as written, below. Mr. Speaker; Madam President Pro Tempore; Madam Lieutenant Governor; Mr ...

Abigail Spanberger will be sworn into office as Virginia's 75th governor on Saturday. She will be the first woman to hold the position in the history of the commonwealth.

New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) hit notes of bipartisanship, spoke about affordability, and emphasized her resistance to the Trump administration‘s agenda in her inaugural address on ...

Abigail Davis Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia's 75th and first female governor. Spanberger's inauguration was part of a Democratic sweep that included the state's first Black attorney general and ...

Lieutenant Gov. Ghazala Hashmi on Monday opened Equality Virginia’s annual Lobby Day in Richmond.

RICHMOND — Virginia became the 33rd state to elect a female governor, but the recent race was a rare instance where the two candidates were both women — just the 11th time in the U.S. since 1986. Gov.

Governor Abigail Spanberger has quickly abandoned any pretense of being a moderate.