On the record: Winsome Earle-Sears
Part one of The Virginia Mercury’s On the Record series examines Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears’ positions on some of the state’s most pressing issues
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CANDIDATE Q&A – Virginia lieutenant governor candidates Ghazala Hashmi and John Reid
1. Office of lieutenant governor As lieutenant governor, you would be responsible for presiding over the Virginia Senate and may be called upon to cast tie-breaking votes on key legislation. How would you approach this role to ensure fairness, transparency, and the effective functioning of the Senate across party lines?
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CANDIDATE Q&A – Virginia gubernatorial candidates Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger
1. Minimum Wage Virginia’s minimum wage is set to rise to $12.77 on January 1, 2026. Do you support further increasing the minimum wage to $15 or higher? If so, what timeline would you propose, and how would you ensure the increase balances the needs of workers and
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CANDIDATE Q&A – Virginia attorney general candidates Jay Jones and Jason Miyares
1. Abortion and state vs. federal law If federal restrictions are imposed on abortion medications like Mifepristone, would you defend Virginians’ access under existing state law, or would you support enforcing the federal limits within Virginia? Jones – I will always defend Virginians’ abortion rights under state law, and I look
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