Virginia 2021: Possible Candidates for Governor, LG, AG

Chris Saxman, our intrepid political whisperer who hosts his Virginia FREE radio show weekdays from 5-6:00 pm, and hosts Bearing Drift Zoom political townhalls, has put together a list of names of possible 2021 statewide candidates.

In his job as Executive Director of Virginia FREE a non-partisan, non-profit established in 1988 that informs the business community in order to advance free enterprise and responsible, pro-business government, and as a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2002-10), Chris has his finger on the pulse of Commonwealth politics. To receive informational newsletters from him text VAFREE to 22828.

 

GOVERNOR

Democrats
Former Governor Terry McAuliffe
Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy (#93 out of 100 in the House)
Senator Jennifer McClellan (#24 out of 100 in the Senate)
Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax

Republicans
Senator Amanda Chase (#34 out of 40 in the Senate)
Former Senator Bill Carrico (#4 out of 40 in the Senate)
Neil Chatterjee
Delegate and former Speaker Kirk Cox (#10 out of 100 in the House)
Senator Emmett Hanger (#1 in Senate)
Pete Snyder – businessman
Pete Doran

Republican/Independent
Congressman Denver Riggleman

 

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Democrats
Delegate Hala Ayala (#85 out of 100 in the House)
Paul Goldman
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (#96 out of 100 in the House)
Andria McClellan – Norfolk City Council
Sean Perryman – Fairfax NAACP
Delegate Sam Rasoul (#97 out of 100 in the House)

Republicans
Lance Allen
Delegate Glenn Davis (#30 out of 100 in the House)
Former Delegate Tim Hugo (#33 out of 100 in the House)
Puneet Ahluwalia – businessman

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Democrats
Attorney General Mark Herring
Delegate Jay Jones (#46 out of 100 in the House)
Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor
Delegate and Majority Leader Charniele Herring (#55 out of 100 in the House)

Republicans
Chuck Smith
Senator Bill Stanley (#17 out of 40 in the Senate) also to be looking at Attorney General