Republican lieutenant-governor of Virginia. An immigrant from Jamaica, she served in the Marines before becoming the first black woman elected statewide in the former capital of the Confederacy.
Earle-Sears was the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia in the November 4th 2025 election, running against Abigail Spanberger. She argued Virginia should diversify its economy to protect itself from actions by the federal government: "They sneeze and we catch the cold." Donald Trump did not endorse her.
It was all so different before everything changed.