Youngkin turns focus to education in inaugural address
January 15, 2022 | Virginia
Glenn Youngkin was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia’s 74th governor in a midday inauguration ceremony in Richmond.
The former private equity executive, and the first Republican to win statewide office in Virginia since 2009, had a message of unity in his address to the crowd gathered before Virginia’s State Capitol.
“My fellow Virginians, I come to this moment into this office knowing that we must bind the wounds of division, restore trust, find common cause for the common good, and strengthen the spirit of Virginia,” he said. “The spirit of Virginia is not a spirit that is rested in government telling us what is best for us, but rather reflecting the will of the people, defending and protecting the rights guaranteed by our Constitution.”
Mr. Youngkin’s popularity propelled Republicans to a majority in Virginia’s House of Delegates. Democrats remain in control in the state Senate. He succeeds Democratic incumbent Gov. Ralph Northam.
Mr. Youngkin’s race against Democrat Terry McAuliffe drove massive GOP turnout at the polls in November, solidifying Mr. Youngkin’s come-from-behind victory in a state that President Biden carried by 10 percentage points in 2020… (Excerpts from the Washington Times)
