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- May 18, 2022
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Virginia Dem Warns Abortion Protest Will Have “the Opposite Effect’

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As protests outside the Supreme Court Justice’s homes continue, even Democrats are calling for an end, as Jeffrey C. McKay, a Democrat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, argued in a Washington Post opinion piece on Monday that protesting outside private homes “will almost certainly have the opposite effect” of what the protesters want. According […]

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- May 14, 2022
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Sears Joins Virginia’s Call to Protect Supreme Court Justices

Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears is adding her voice to Virginia Governor Youngkin, Maryland Governor Hogan, and Virginia Attorney General Miyares call for President Biden to do more to protect the Supreme Court Justices during the nationwide protests that have started across the country. Following the leaked document that indicated that the Supreme Court was planning […]

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- May 13, 2022
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Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears Joins Lawsuit to Protect Race-Neutral College Admissions

Virginia’s lieutenant governor has joined a brief of amici curiae in support of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., v. University of North Carolina, et al, two high-profile cases involving alleged discrimination in the colleges’ admissions processes. “It is time to end the policies of college selection based on […]

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- April 30, 2022
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Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears Kicks Off 2022 RPV Advance with Stories from Her First General Assembly Session

HERNDON, Virginia – Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) faithful are gathered at a Hilton outside Washington, D.C. to build on the momentum of their 2021 wins and help their 2022 congressional candidates. Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears kicked off the Advance on Friday at a reception held by the Virginia Federation of Republican Women. Earle-Sears regaled […]

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- April 9, 2022
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VA Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears to Headline NRA Women’s Leadership Event

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears was announced this week as the headliner for the Women’s Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting. The Forum will include a luncheon and auction and will be one of the events held during the NRA’s Annual Meeting in Houston from May 27th to 29th. Sears set herself […]

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- March 11, 2022
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Winsome Sears Uses Her Birthday to Remind Democrats What’s Really Important

Friday was our lieutenant governor’s (a certified conservative rockstar’s) birthday! Staff: Join us in wishing the happiest of birthdays to Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears! #LG42 #everforward #MmePresident pic.twitter.com/WvthsSj2lM — Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) March 11, 2022 But in truly altruistic fashion, Winsome Sears used part of her day to remind Democrats about her commitment to charity […]

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- February 16, 2022
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Winsome Sears Gets Resourceful After Gavel Goes Missing

America’s favorite lieutenant governor, Winsome Sears showed off her characteristic resourcefulness yesterday when “an unknown prankster” hid her gavel. The imaginative Sears used one of her leather pumps to bring the Virginia Senate to order. “One shoe can change your life,” Sears remarked “Just ask Cinderella.” Resourcefulness- never underestimate it! https://t.co/dfwAcOiVx4 — Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) […]

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- February 9, 2022
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Winsome Sears Has Perfect Retort After GOP Delegate Barred From Black Caucus

Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears has several ideas for the name of a new caucus that Del. Aijalon Cordoza (R-Hampton), the only Black Republican in the Virginia House, could establish after the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus barred him from joining. The Daily Wire reports: “We’re trying to start a new caucus. Name suggestions? The You’re Not […]

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- January 26, 2022
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There’s Just One Problem With PolitiFact’s Fact-Check of Winsome Sears

In an appearance on Fox News last week, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears said that Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) had spent some $300,000 teaching critical race theory, calling the expenditure “real money” and “going-to-jail money.” WATCH: PolitiFact, a website ostensibly created to verify political claims and hold the powerful accountable, responded to Sears’ statement, saying […]

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- January 18, 2022
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A New Day for Virginia

I moved to Virginia in November of 2008 to take a job in the railroad industry. The Virginia I found was quite an interesting place, comfortably hosting Southern conservatives, Northern liberals and legions who didn’t care about either…but loved Virginia’s vibrant, growing atmosphere. Fast forward to January of 2022, the vibrant, growing Virginia was long-gone. […]

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Phil Bell is a native of New Jersey and Florida who now resides in the Old Line State. His eclectic background includes the rail i ...