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Virginia Closer to Electing its First Woman of Color Lieutenant Governor
After winning the Democratic nomination, Hala Ayala would be Virginia s first woman of color to serve in the position if elected in the November general election. Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu via Getty Images
Virginia held its Democratic Primary Election on Tuesday, yielding a victory for one of several women of color candidates who sought to lead the Commonwealth.
Hala Ayala, the first Afro-Latina elected to Virginia’s General Assembly, won the June 8 primary, advancing in her quest to become the state’s next Lieutenant Governor. If successful in the General Election in November, she stands to make history as Virginia’s first woman and its first Afro-Latina Lt. Governor.
State Senator Jennifer McClellan says Virginians are ready for the next generation of leadership and she would be the one to deliver that if elected as governor. Sen. McClellan joins American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss her campaign to become the first black woman to serve as governor in the nation.
Vice President
Kamala Harris is hosting a conversation on the issue of voting rights at the White House on Wednesday to follow up on the emergence of voting restrictions across the country.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The fight for voting rights is more than a half-century old, and issues of voter suppression remain the subliminal intent by many states led by Republican legislatures and governors.
States like Texas are on the precipice of following the lead of Georgia and Florida on some of the most restrictive voting laws in this nation.
Georgia has passed S.B. 202, also known as the “Election Integrity Act of 2021.” However, the debate on constitutionality and equity rages down party lines as Republicans suggest the law allows more time to vote while Democrats contend it is voter suppression in action. One of the restrictions in the law maintains no one is allowed to bring water to those standing in line to vote.