LOADING ERROR LOADINGRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia’s first female governor, amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of men holding the state’s top office. Advertisement“The history and the gravity of this moment are not lost on me,” Spanberger said in her address. Ghazala F. Hashmi, the first Muslim woman to serve in statewide office in the U.S., is the new lieutenant governor. But as the first woman to serve as governor, Spanberger wore all white on Saturday, a possible tribute to the women’s suffrage movement. Spanberger ran on a vow to protect Virginia’s economy from the aggressive tactics of Trump’s administration.

Source: Huffington Post January 18, 2026 01:11 UTC