— Glenn Youngkin, a former private equity co-CEO who has never served in elected office before, was sworn in as the 74th Governor of Virginia Saturday afternoon; the first Republican to do so in the Commonwealth since 2010. Entrusted to protect liberty create opportunity & build unity for hard work ahead," Youngkin said. Some of those events include a prayer breakfast, a dinner at the Science Museum of Virginia and a women's tea hosted by incoming Virginia first lady Suzanne Youngkin. Youngkin spokesperson Macaulay Porter said the governor-elect received briefings from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and "is actively coordinating with them on procedures for the incoming weather." Those were among the nine executive orders and two executive directives Youngkin signed Saturday, according to a news release.

Source: CNN January 16, 2022 03:11 UTC