Abigail Spanberger will make history when she becomes Virginia’s first woman governor on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Spanberger, a Democrat, defeated Republican rival Winsome Earle-Sears in the Nov. 2025 ...

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In her first major speech since her inauguration, Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger will address both chambers of the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger exceeded high expectations with her inaugural address as Virginia's first female governor, delivering what one political analyst called an inspirational speech ...

Virginia's first female governor was sworn into office on Saturday.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor. Spanberger was sworn in at noon Saturday amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder got a birthday shoutout during Gov. Abigail Spanberger's inauguration speech on Saturday. Wilder made history in 1990 as the first African ...

RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) sharpened her policy and political profiles Monday in a speech to the General Assembly that renewed her calls for unity but drew the clearest lines yet ...

Abigail Spanberger is sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia’s first female governor, amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of men holding the commonwealth’s top ...