Election Day in Virginia is just three days away and in the final days of the campaign, one candidate's momentum continues to climb. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe and his
27 Apr 2021
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) has endorsed three statewide candidates for Virginia’s 2021 elections who called for his resignation after he became embroiled in a scandal in 2019 involving a racist yearbook photo.
Northam, who cannot seek a consecutive term as governor under Virginia’s constitution, has announced endorsements for Democrat candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. All three candidates embraced Northam’s support for their upcoming races after having demanded his resignation in 2019.
Northam, at the time of the scandal, faced calls to resign from top Democrats statewide and nationally after a medical school yearbook photo from the 1980s emerged of two costumed individuals, one in Ku Klux Klan garb and one in blackface, allegedly featuring Northam. He admitted to being one of the individuals in the photo, then, in a bizarre press conference, reversed course, denying he was in the photo but admitting he “darkened” his fa
Gov. Northam endorses Del. Ayala for Lieutenant Governor Hala Ayala (Source: Hala Ayala) By NBC12 Newsroom | April 26, 2021 at 8:20 AM EDT - Updated April 26 at 8:20 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Gov. Northam is endorsing Prince William County Del. Hala Ayala in the commonwealthâs Lieutenant Governorâs race.
Ayala, a Cybersecurity Specialist, was elected in 2017.
She was one of the first two Latinas elected to the House and was re-elected in 2019.
Virginia Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn and House Majority Leader Charniele Herring is also endorsing Ayala. During my time as Governor, we have made extraordinary progress in our Commonwealth.We need to continue building on that progress, and thatâs why I am so excited to endorse Delegate Hala Ayala for Lieutenant Governor. Governor @RalphNorthampic.twitter.com/MPnAXDYipKâ Hala Ayala (@HalaAyala) April 26, 2021