2025 Virginia Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Abigail Spanberger: Women should make their own reproductive healthcare choices.     Winsome Earle-Sears: Favors adding restrictions to woman's right to an abortion.

Budget & Economy     Abigail Spanberger: Supported all three coronavirus stimulus bills.     Abigail Spanberger: Proud of financial assistance programs during the pandemic.

Civil Rights     Abigail Spanberger: All Virginians deserve the freedom to marry.     Winsome Earle-Sears: 2004: proposed banning same-sex marriage nationwide.

Drugs     Abigail Spanberger: Need a strategy to transition to legalized retail markets.     Winsome Earle-Sears: She fired an employee for smoking marijuana.

Education     Winsome Earle-Sears: Calls for state funding to be given to students for tuition .     Abigail Spanberger: Opposes efforts to privatize our public education system .

Energy & Oil     Abigail Spanberger: Viriginia should lead creating clean, affordable energy.

Environment     Abigail Spanberger: Urged EPA to hold off new rules aimed at herbicides.

Free Trade     Abigail Spanberger: Leading advocate for USMCA trade deal replacing NAFTA.

Government Reform     Amanda Chase: If you get the right person in office, things get done.     Abigail Spanberger: Those completing their sentences should have the vote.

Gun Control     Abigail Spanberger: Helped pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.     Winsome Earle-Sears: We're not going to give up our Second Amendment rights.

Health Care     Winsome Earle-Sears: Have to prioritize and find the money for mental health care.

Homeland Security     Abigail Spanberger: Our state is doing so much to support our veteran community.

Immigration     Abigail Spanberger: Called out Trump for blocking bipartisan border bill.     Winsome Earle-Sears: Virginia stands firm: we are not a sanctuary state.

Jobs     Winsome Earle-Sears: Our Right to Work law is a cornerstone of our success.

Principles & Values     Winsome Earle-Sears: Christians are tenants and God is the landlord.     Amanda Chase: Trump's actions in second term is God answering our prayers.

Social Security     Abigail Spanberger: Everyone should be able to count on full earned benefits .

Tax Reform     Winsome Earle-Sears: Delivering tax relief to Virginians is top of mind for her.

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The above quotations are from 2025 Virginia Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage. Next election in 2025:
2021 Virginia Gubernatorial debate
Incumbent Ralph Northam(D,term-limited)
CEO Glenn Youngkin(R)
vs.A.G. Mark Herring(D)
vs.State Sen. Amanda Chase(I)
vs.Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax(D)
vs.State Rep. Jennifer Carroll Foy(D)
vs.State Rep. Lee Carter(D)
vs.Former Governor Terry McAuliffe(D)
vs.State Sen. Jennifer McClellan(D)
vs.State Rep. Kirk Cox(R)
vs.CEO Pete Snyder(R)
Former gubernatorial races:
2017 Virginia gubernatorial debate,
Northam(D)
vs.Perriello(D)
vs.Wittman(R)
vs.Gillespie(R)
vs.Stewart(R)
2013 Virginia gubernatorial debates
2009 Virginia gubernatorial debates
Former contenders:
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R,2013);
Creigh Deeds (D,2009)

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