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Virginia Republican Senate nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer Lieutenant Governor
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age62 years old (Mar 11, 1964)
GenderFemale
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LocationVirginia
BackgroundPolitician
EducationTidewater Community College (A.A., 1992)
Notable personal detailsWinsome Earle-Sears is a Jamaican-born American politician, Marine Corps veteran, and businesswoman who served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia (2022–2026). She previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates (2002–2004) and was appointed to the Virginia Board of Education (2011–2015), including service as vice president. She has operated a home-services business in Virginia and has been active in community and veterans-related service.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports cutting taxes and reducing government spending, proposing specific tax cuts such as eliminating Virginia’s car (personal property) tax and removing state taxes on tips; emphasizes building on prior tax cuts and cutting wasteful government spending. Policies focus on tax relief for working families and pro-business, deregulatory measures.
Healthcare
The candidate supports reductions in federal Medicaid funding and has defended recent Medicaid cuts; she has opposed statutory protections for contraception and IVF. Her public statements and campaign materials emphasize conservative, party-aligned approaches to healthcare funding and policy.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strict enforcement of immigration laws and close cooperation with federal authorities (including ICE); emphasizes removing undocumented immigrants accused of violent crimes and opposes sanctuary policies. Frames her position through her experience as a legal immigrant while prioritizing public safety and law‑and‑order responses to immigration-related crime.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Winsome Earle-Sears opposes legal abortion and has stated she is morally opposed to measures that enshrine reproductive rights; she has described abortion in extremely negative terms and has supported strict limits on abortion with exceptions limited to the life of the pregnant person. She has participated in anti‑abortion events and left a handwritten note objecting to a Virginia constitutional amendment to protect abortion, contraception, and IVF access.
Climate & Energy
Supports an “all‑of‑the‑above” energy strategy that includes coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, and renewables; has criticized Virginia’s Clean Economy Act and backed removal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Positions prioritize expanded fossil‑fuel infrastructure and lower energy costs rather than aggressive emissions mandates.
Public Safety & Guns
Winsome Earle-Sears is publicly pro–Second Amendment and opposes many recent gun-control measures such as assault-weapons bans and strict storage requirements. She emphasizes law-abiding gun ownership for self‑defense and frames much gun violence as a problem of gangs/criminals rather than lawful owners. Her positions align with supporting law enforcement and resisting new restrictions on firearm ownership.
News
Winsome Earle-Sears is in the news mainly because Virginia’s redistricting fight could shape the 2026 elections. Democrats have pushed a plan that would redraw the state’s congressional map to favor them, and voters are set to weigh in on the issue in an April 21 referendum. The move has drawn sharp criticism as a possible power grab, and legal challenges are still pending. More broadly, the political climate in Virginia and for Republicans is turning tougher ahead of the midterms.
Terrorist attacks fuel GOP push to crack down on legal immigration
Early voting underway for Virginians to weigh in on congressional redistricting plan
Early primaries test Trump’s influence and party loyalty
Republicans Brace for Midterms Massacre
Endorsements
Endorsers of Winsome Earle-Sears for Virginia Republican Senate nominee?
Republican Dels. Mike Cherry and Scott Wyatt
Public endorsement
Mike Cherry and Scott Wyatt urged voters to support Winsome Earle-Sears.
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