RICHMOND, Va. — When Abigail Spanberger is sworn in as Virginia’s 75th governor on Saturday in Richmond, she will become the first female governor in the Commonwealth’s nearly 250-year history. Prior to the swearing-in, she spoke with CBS 6’s Caroline Coleburn about the historic moment, her priorities, and how she plans to lead.
“I’m Feeling Excited”
Coleburn: You are just a couple days away from becoming Virginia’s 75th governor and first female so how are you feeling?
Spanberger: “I’m feeling excited. I feel like my to-do list keeps getting longer and longer, but I’m really ready to start getting to work. I’m ready for Saturday, and then everything that comes after it.”
“What It Means to Them”
Coleburn: You were the first female governor, and you have three daughters… What do you say to them? And what are you telling your daughters as you come to this historic moment?
Spanberger: “My favorite thing is actually to just listen to other people tell me what it means to them to have a woman governor. Even just today, I was at the prayer breakfast at the beginning of the General Assembly session, and… multiple women brought their daughters forward and said, ‘I got to take a picture of my daughter with the first woman governor.’…