The Republican nomination of former Del. Winsome Sears as lieutenant governor recalls her stunning win that swept the GOP into power, columnist Gordon C. Morse writes.
The Virginian-Pilot Five years ago, Winsome E. Sears was a Republican on the rise. In her first run for office, the Regent University graduate, student and former Marine stunned pundits, ending a political dynasty by defeating Norfolk Del. Billy Robinson Jr. Sears was hailed as the first black Republican woman ever elected to the General Assembly, also the first foreign-born woman and first female military veteran. After one term in Richmond, Sears decided against seeking re-election. Her daughters were still in high . . .
Sears, who unseated Norfolk Del. Billy Robinson Jr. in her first run for office about 20 years ago, is vying for her party’s nomination in the lieutenant governor’s race.