Winsome Sears wins Virginia GOP nomination for lieutenant governor
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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Former Virginia Delegate Winsome Sears has been tabbed for the Virginia GOP's nomination for lieutenant governor.
RICHMOND, Va. - Former Del. Winsome Sears has secured the VirginiaRepublican nomination for lieutenant governor - and if she's elected, she'd be the first Black woman to win statewide office in the Commonwealth.
Sears is a former Marine, whose campaign ad shows her holding an assault rifle.
She has served a single term representing parts of Hampton Roads in the House of Delegates nearly two decades ago but beat five other candidates including two more prominent state legislators.