Abigail Spanberger

I have a lot of lived experiences to be able to bring to the table.

For me, the priority is to be able to build upon the work that I have been doing as it relates to energy affordability.

Virginia is home to the largest offshore wind development that we are seeing on the East Coast.

The action of actually formally intervening, it is an unprecedented one as a governor, I do acknowledge that.

I pledge to work with state lawmakers in future legislative sessions to ensure data centers pay their fair share, adhere to strict environmental standards, and listen to the concerns of local communities.

This order — which is projected to save Virginians hundreds of millions of dollars — makes sure that data centers are paying the full cost of the transmission infrastructure their developments require.

The biggest point of consternation that I have is I think that along the way, people … incorrectly took the message that we couldn’t win without redistricting. We can win. I believe we will win.

This fall, voters can cast their ballots for Virginia to no longer strip so many of our neighbors of their fundamental rights — a shameful relic of our Jim Crow past.

The right to vote is foundational to who we are as Americans.

By using the power of the free market, leveraging the Commonwealth’s buying power, and cutting out middlemen, we are creating significant discounts for families and businesses,

But our energy future should not — must not — just be written in Richmond.

We are trying to take every action possible, a laundry list of actions.

How will this merger potentially really ensure that Virginia is working towards our renewable energy goals, but also that as we are continuing to expand our generation that we are doing so in a way that is sustainable and affordable?

If you’re someone who’s kind of always teetering on potential eviction, you’ll feel it real quick when you have just a little bit more breathing room to be able to kind of steady yourself and pay your rent.

We have two options. We can either sort of walk away from the conversation, in which case, the data center goes to Maryland or goes to Pennsylvania, it’s still PJM that is still impacting our costs.

I do not want to see us move in a place where we think, as a commonwealth, we’re on path towards meeting the VCEA goals but that’s because there’s all this generation that is sort of outside of the scope of what is counted.

I hope Democrats gain enough seats this fall to 'be a check on a lawless presidency.'

I believe we will win, but there’s been new challenges created for the candidates who have been working hard, who now have a primary coming up in August later than our typical June.

It’s unfortunate that they’re choosing to sue the commonwealth of Virginia. But we will continue to defend it because ultimately the law is about saving lives.

This sort of theatrical policing, like we’ve seen in some other states with the use of masks or facial coverings, is an expectation that law enforcement in Virginia — local, state and federal — not pursue.

I did not need a poll to know that that would be what people would be talking about.

Strengthening these institutions requires strong, effective governance across our colleges and universities.

We’ve medaled. We’re still not at the top of the pillars.

Ideally it can be a model for what we do in other places.

There are many students or new graduates who can’t afford to do an internship and go unpaid.