VHHA launches podcast series featuring interviews with candidates for Virginia governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general
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With the start of early voting just days away, the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association is offering voters a new way to hear directly from the candidates vying to lead the commonwealth.
The association’s Patients Come First podcast has released a series of audio interviews with the major party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. The episodes feature the candidates for governor (Republican nominee and current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, and Democratic nominee and former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger); lieutenant governor (Democratic nominee and State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, and Republican nominee John Reid); and attorney general (Democratic nominee and former Del. Jay Jones, and current Attorney General and Republican nominee Jason Miyares).
The podcast series, produced as a public service, allows the candidates to make their pitches to voters, share their personal stories, and outline their positions on health care and public policy. VHHA officials emphasized that the recordings are not endorsements but rather an effort to help inform voters before they head to the polls Nov. 4.
“It is our hope that these recordings help inform and educate members of the public as they evaluate their choices at the polls,” VHHA President and CEO Sean T. Connaughton said.
Episodes are available at vhha.com and across multiple platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeart Radio, and others. They also air Sundays at 9 a.m. on several Central Virginia radio stations and in Hampton Roads.
The Patients Come First podcast has received national recognition, including a 2024 first-place award from Virginia Professional Communicators and honors from the National Federation of Press Women and the DANDA Awards.
Virginians will have several opportunities to cast their ballots this fall: early in-person voting runs from Sept. 19 through Nov. 1, and the deadline to register or request a mailed ballot is Oct. 24.
