The Democratic Governors Association is making its first investment in the Virginia governor’s race to boost former Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s campaign.
The DGA is directly transferring $5 million to Spanberger’s campaign, according to an announcement shared first with NBC News.
“Abigail delivered bipartisan results for veterans, seniors, and the middle class in Congress, and she’s running to strengthen public schools, lower the cost of health care and housing, and stand up for Virginia’s jobs and freedoms,” said Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who chairs the DGA.
“The ongoing economic uncertainty of rising prices and Republican attacks on Medicaid, public education, and the federal workforce only raise the stakes of this critical race, and we will continue working alongside Abigail to make history and win this November,” Kelly added.
Spanberger is the party’s expected nominee, and she is not facing any competition in the June 17 primary. She is expected to face Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who is also on a glide path to the GOP nomination.
The race to replace term-limited GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin is one of two governor’s races this year, and it is expected to be competitive. President Donald Trump lost Virginia by 6 percentage points in November, but Youngkin won by 2 percent in 2021.
