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  • Virginia’s new lieutenant governor is a Black Republican woman. That identity is more common than you may think.

    01/23/2022 2:33:24 PM PST · by CondoleezzaProtege · 18 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | Jan 21, 2022 | Andra Gillespie
    On Saturday, Winsome Earle-Sears, a Black Republican woman, took the oath of office to become Virginia’s 42nd lieutenant governor. She is Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor and the first immigrant to win statewide office in Virginia. But being Black and Republican is what’s gotten a lot of attention — even though that’s not as unusual as many believe. Sears is actually Virginia’s third Black lieutenant governor, and she succeeds another Black lieutenant governor. Boyd Rutherford and Mark Robinson are also Black Republican lieutenant governors, serving in Maryland and North Carolina, respectively. And Black Republican women — Jenean Hampton, Jennette Bradley...