Police Union That Endorsed Glenn Youngkin for Virginia Governor in 2021 Splits Ticket to Back Democrat

Source: MEDIAite

Aug 14th, 2025, 8:18 pm


Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) picked up another advantage over her GOP opponent in the battle to be Virginia’s next governor, scoring the endorsement of a police union that has backed a straight Republican statewide ticket for nearly fifteen years, including supporting current Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin for the gig in 2021.

Spanberger has been consistently trouncing Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on the campaign trail, leading her in the polls by double digits for months and doubling her fundraising — not to mention ending the last quarter with almost triple Earle-Sears’ cash on hand. Virginia Republicans are viewing Earle-Sears’ hopes this November as so dire, with some even attacking her “clown car” campaign on the record with reporters, worried her problems will drag down the rest of the Republican ticket.

Youngkin, who is barred from running again by the state constitution, scored the endorsement of the Virginia Police Benevolent Association when he first ran in 2021, along with Earle-Sears as his running mate.

This year, however, the VAPBA gave the nod to Spanberger, as reported by Axios’ Andrew Solender.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/police-union-that-endorsed-glenn-youngkin-for-virginia-governor-in-2021-splits-ticket-to-back-democrat/

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