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Election 2025 — Winsome Earle-Sears

Financial disclosure gaps, questionable gifts cloud Earle-Sears’ bid for governor

Virginia’s Republican nominee omitted high-value gifts and donor-funded travel from ethics filings, part of what experts call a troubling pattern of secrecy and self-policing failure

,   and  Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury
7 min read
Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears, shown here at a campaign event in August, is facing scrutiny over inconsistencies in her financial disclosures, including undisclosed trips and a $12,000 “gift” reported in violation of Virginia’s ethics rules. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)

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