Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said he is focused on helping Republicans win in this year’s election , even as attention in the state shifts to the 2025 gubernatorial race.
Virginia’s gubernatorial election is not until November 2025, but Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) stepped up Thursday. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) cannot run for a second term in the executive mansion, as state law does not allow for someone to serve consecutive terms, which means the GOP will be fielding a new nominee.
Miyares said in a statement Thursday evening that he is intent on seeing Democrats defeated in the various federal elections in November before making his own decision about 2025.
“Our nation cannot afford four more years of the failed policies of Biden and Harris,” he said. “My focus right now is on November 2024 and electing as many Republicans in Virginia as we can.”
“It is clear that we cannot allow Democrats to seize complete control of power in Washington and in Richmond,” Miyares added. “We all need to be focused on this November’s elections before even thinking about next year.”