When Terry McAuliffe likely becomes the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia again, he’ll have some eager competition. Glenn Youngkin is a conservative businessman who wants to make the Old Dominion “the best place in America to live, work, and raise a family.” In his announcement video, he shares how he plans to get there.
Youngkin says that his dad lost his job when he was growing up in Richmond, Virginia. The family was forced to move and at age 15 Youngkin got a job washing dishes in a diner in Virginia Beach, before he “worked his way up to flipping eggs.” While he was working, he practiced enough to earn a basketball scholarship and an education.
“I’m not a politician,” Youngkin says. “I’ve spent the last 30 years building businesses and creating jobs, leading a team of nearly 2,000 people who trusted me to get things done.”