Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic governor-elect of Virginia, says she’ll govern as a pragmatic moderate — while pursuing a $15 minimum wage, constitutional protections for same-sex marriage and voting rights for felons.
Spanberger outlined her agenda in a Washington Post interview Monday, describing her approach as focused on “harder choices” and “understanding your mandate” after her 15-point victory in November. With Democrats holding expanded control of the state legislature, Spanberger plans to advance several progressive priorities when she takes office in January.
The agenda proposed by current Democratic legislative leaders and backed by Spanberger would echo the last period of unified Democratic control in 2020 and 2021, when the party abolished the death penalty, legalized recreational marijuana and passed legislation to reduce fossil fuel usage.
The felon voting rights proposal has been a Democratic priority for over a year. Virginia Democrats have pushed a constitutional amendment since November 2023 that would automatically restore voting rights to felons who complete their sentences.
If she gets them the right to vote do their gun rights get restored too?!
Marland, Delaware and Virginia all governed by worthless liberals.