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Name Start Date End Date Governor(s) 1 Earl J. Shiflet 1972 1974 Linwood Holton: Acting: Carter O. Lowance: 1974: 1976: Mills Godwin: 2 Robert R. Ramsey 1976
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
In 2022, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin made his first cabinet selection when he appointed Guidera as the Virginia Secretary of Education. [1] Several news outlets noted that Youngkin's focus on education as a campaign priority was reflected in his decision to begin announcing his cabinet nominees with his choice for Guidera as Secretary of Education.
School board members in Virginia’s Shenandoah County voted early Friday to restore the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders – four years after those names had been ...
The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district ...
Virginia was the only such state to vote for Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter in 1976. Since 2008, Virginia has voted for Democrats in presidential elections, including Barack Obama; in 2016, Virginia was the only former Confederate state to vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.
The board considered a similar motion in 2022, but it failed because of a tie vote. The board moved to change the names in a 5-1 vote, according to minutes from a meeting held July 9, 2020. The ...
Following Suhas Subramanyam's election to Virginia's 10th Congressional District, a special election is scheduled to be held on January 7, 2025 to replace his seat for Virginia's 32nd Senate district. [2] [3] Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on November 16, 2024. [4] [5] [6] [7]