Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first woman governor, signaling a unity-driven agenda

Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia’s 75th governor, the state's first female leader, pledging a unity-focused, pragmatic agenda to address affordability, housing, energy costs, and education while emphasizing bipartisan cooperation. The inauguration also marked historic firsts for other offices—Ghazala Hashmi as lieutenant governor and Jay Jones as attorney general—as Democrats hold a strong majority in the legislature and push a center-left agenda.