BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE FREE LANCE-STAR
WHEN Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, D-Woodbridge, announced in late May that she was throwing her hat in the 2021 gubernatorial ring, she was the first Democrat out of the gate, and if she wins, she would be the first Black female governor in Virginia history. âIn order for there to be a trail, there has to be someone whoâs willing to blaze it,â she said, explaining why she successfully ran for delegate in 2017 while pregnant with twins.
But now, after representing the 2nd District in the House of Delegatesâwhich includes parts of North Stafford and Prince William countiesâin the General Assembly since 2018, Carroll Foy is stepping away from her duties as a legislator, leaving the voters who reelected her in 2019 in the lurch. What happened to that can-do spirit?