The rumblings about Abigail Spanberger having interest in the 2025 Virginia governor’s race are amplifying.
Politico reported Friday that Spanberger, a Democrat who won a third term to Congress in 2022, is telling people that she plans to run for the 2025 Democratic Party gubernatorial election, which would involve her giving up her congressional seat.
Per the report, Spanberger won’t make a formal entry into the 2025 race until after the 2023 midterms in November, still giving her plenty of time to begin building the grassroots for a statewide run.
The move would also complicate things for national Democrats looking to take back control of the U.S. House, forcing them to defend a seat that Spanberger flipped in the 2018 midterms and was able to hold onto despite stiff Republican challenges in each of the past two election cycles.
Spanberger, a prodigious fundraiser, would be looking to get out in front of what could be a crowded 2025 Democratic primary field.
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, former House of Delegates Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn and former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, who finished second in the 2021 Democratic gubernatorial primary, are also expected to be interested in the 2025 race
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Chris Graham
