VA-AG: Jason Miyares (R) Refuses to Agree to Virginia State Bar Debate, Questioning the Nonpartisan Bar's Fairness

Norfolk, VA – New reporting from the Virginia Scope shows MAGA Attorney General Jason Miyares refusing to commit to the time-honored and nonpartisan Virginia State Bar debate this October – despite participating in both VSB’s debate in 2021, which was and will again be open to the press, and a mid-October debate that year.

In response, Democratic candidate for Attorney General Jay Jones released the following statement:

“Virginia voters deserve a fair and even debate, and that’s exactly what the nonpartisan Virginia State Bar – of which Jason Miyares and I are both members – can and will facilitate. As with every election, this debate is a necessary tool to share our policies with voters.

“Debates are about transparency and accountability, and it is increasingly clear that Miyares will do anything but talk about his own record of attacking Medicaid, threatening Virginians’ fundamental reproductive freedoms, and allowing Donald Trump to take a hammer to Virginia’s workforce and economy.”


https://bluevirginia.us/2025/08/maga-jason-miyares-refuses-to-agree-to-virginia-state-bar-debate-questioning-the-nonpartisan-bars-fairness/