Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office.

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WTOP spoke to Democrat Ghazala Hashmi about her historic win and what priorities are at the top of her agenda as Virginia’s next lieutenant governor.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters are deciding a history-making race for governor Tuesday that will serve as a barometer of attitudes toward President Donald Trump and Democrats’ attempts to regain ...

The former CIA officer who served three terms in the U.S. House beat out Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Tuesday's election.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin hosted Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger and her husband, Adam, for lunch at the Executive Mansion on Thursday.

Carroll Foy, D-Woodbridge, is chief patron of Senate Bill 32, which would repeal parts of the Code of Virginia that prohibit ...

While more women now hold office, they still continue to fight against double standards and additional scrutiny that their ...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former U.S. representative and CIA officer, has won Virginia’s historic gubernatorial election, becoming the state’s first woman to serve as governor, CBS projects.

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) defeated conservative talk show host John Reid in the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian person to hold statewide office in the ...