Puneet Ahluwalia was hoping to earn the Republican Party’s nomination for the lieutenant governor’s position in Virginia during the May 11 primary election, but fell well short of attaining that
Behind the scenes ballots: Va. GOP pick their nominees
Winsome Sears, an âunapologeticâ conservative who was the first Black Republican woman elected to the Virginia General Assembly, captured the partyâs nomination for lieutenant governor Tuesday night, outlasting former Del. Tim Hugo of Fairfax County in a fifth round of ballot counting from Saturdayâs state GOP convention.
Sears, who emigrated from Jamaica at age 6, joins Del. Jason Miyares, a Cuban American who is running for attorney general, on a GOP ticket headed by Glenn Youngkin, the partyâs nominee for governor.
Sears, 57, who served one term in the House of Delegates from 2002-2004, is seeking an achievement that is exceeding rare, if not unprecedented in modern Virginia politics â a return to elective office after an absence of 18 years.
Behind the scenes ballots: Va. GOP pick their nominees
Winsome Sears, an âunapologeticâ conservative who was the first Black Republican woman elected to the Virginia General Assembly, captured the partyâs nomination for lieutenant governor Tuesday night, outlasting former Del. Tim Hugo of Fairfax County in a fifth round of ballot counting from Saturdayâs state GOP convention.
Sears, who emigrated from Jamaica at age 6, joins Del. Jason Miyares, a Cuban American who is running for attorney general, on a GOP ticket headed by Glenn Youngkin, the partyâs nominee for governor.
Sears, 57, who served one term in the House of Delegates from 2002-2004, is seeking an achievement that is exceedingly rare, if not unprecedented in modern Virginia politics â a return to elective office after an absence of 18 years.
Patrick Baldwin Jr. chose UW-Milwaukee over other finalists Duke and Georgetown Wednesday morning.
Baldwin was the highest-ranking basketball prospect to remain undecided.
With his commitment to UWM, he joins a Panthers team led by his father Pat Baldwin.
This is a developing story.
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