Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, center, vows to raise teacher pay as he launches his campaign Wednesday outside Miles Jones Elementary School in South Side. Joining him are, from left, Richmond educator Dr. Milondra b. Coleman, Virginia House Majority Leader Charniele L. Herring of Alexandria, state Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth and Mayor Levar M. Stoney. Photo by Regina H. Boone
Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe has been saying for months he wants his old job back.
On Wednesday, Mr. McAuliffe made his bid official.
He formally jumped into the crowded field of Democratic rivals as he launched his bid to win the partyâs nomination to run for a second, four-year term and take on energized Republicans who are expected to choose a candidate who can strongly vie for the stateâs top office.
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Virginia’s Democratic renaissance has largely been powered by women female candidates as well as voters. When Democrats came within a seat of taking the House of Delegates in 2017 (they finished the job in 2019); 11 of 15 victorious challengers were women, including several women of color, propelled by a wave of anti-Trump revulsion. Already two women, both of them African American, have launched campaigns for governor in 2021 (incumbent Ralph Northam can serve only one term). Second-term Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy and 14-year veteran state Senator Jennifer McClellan made their announcements within days of one another last summer a historic first for Black women in the former capit