lieutenant governor winom Earl Sears is officially running for governor of Virginia term limits prevent the current governor Glenn yunan to run for reelection consecutively Earl Sears filed her statement of organization in Virginia's 2025 off-ear election making her also the first Republican to V for the position Earl Sears yunan and Virginia attorney general Jason mirz were part of a mini revolution in Virginia two years ago following a steady stream of democratic winds in the one safe Red State yunan and Earl Sears won their 2022 contests with campaigns heavily focused on parental rights and education and fighting against critical race theory in public schools Earl Sears is the second woman and first woman of color to hold a Statewide office before becoming lieutenant governor ear seirs was a State Delegate and served in the Marine Corps she also immigrated from Jamaica as a child so far only one Democratic candidate is running for Virginia governor last year representative Abigail spanberger declared she would be running if spanberger and Earl Sears are the nominees next November it will be a historic matchup as Virginia has never had a female governor