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FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at The Gathering conservative political conference in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Aug. 19, 2023. Youngkin signed a bipartisan state budget, Thursday, Sept. 14, that provides $1 billion in tax relief and boosts spending on public education and mental health by hundreds of millions of dollars. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Youngkin signs bipartisan budget that boosts tax relief and school funding in Virginia

Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at The Gathering conservative political conference in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin won’t rule out 2024 presidential run

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

FILE - Visitors mill around the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Jan. 8, 2020. The politically divided Virginia General Assembly is set to convene in a special session at the Capitol to consider compromise budget legislation that’s six months overdue. The House and Senate will kick off their work Wednesday morning, Sept 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia lawmakers pass long-overdue budget bill with tax rebates, extra aid for schools

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at The Gathering conservative political conference in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Glenn Youngkin leads the way for Republican victories

By Newt Gingrich

Kay Coles James (Courtesy of The Heritage Foundation) **FILE**

Kay Coles James resigns as Virginia’s secretary of the commonwealth

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at The Gathering conservative political conference in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Youngkin on the trail for Virginia’s candidates; what of his presidential prospects?

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin listens to another speaker before he delivered remarks about his proposed tax relief package for individuals and businesses during a news conference at Carter Machinery, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Salem, Va. Youngkin on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, set a special election to fill the few remaining months in the term of a Del. Jeff Campbell, R-Smyth, who recently resigned to become a judge. (Scott P. Yates/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)

Youngkin sets special election to fill seat of lawmaker who was appointed to bench

Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to reporters inside the rotunda of the state Capitol building, Feb. 25, 2023, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

Virginia GOP seeks total control of state legislature with early-voting push for November elections

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during a news conference about U.S.-Japan cooperation on economic issues, April 27, 2023, in Tokyo. The athletics sanctioning organization that oversees most high school sports in Virginia told schools on Monday, July 24, that it has no immediate plans to change its regulations governing the participation of transgender athletes following the recent rollout of new guidance from Youngkin's administration on policies for trans students. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) **FILE**

Virginia athletics organization plans no changes to its policy for trans athletes

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks prior to signing the budget at a ceremony, June 21, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Youngkin’s administration says that as the Republican governor weighs whether to restore the civil rights of convicted felons who have served their time, he is considering at least some of the specifics of the crimes that led to their incarceration. Some of the factors were outlined in a Monday, July 17, 2023, letter sent by an administration official to the Virginia NAACP. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia says governor weighs circumstances of crimes in deciding on restoring felons’ voting rights

By Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during a news conference about U.S.-Japan cooperation on economic issues, April 27, 2023, in Tokyo. Youngkin’s main fundraising apparatus will soon report raising $5.75 million in the second quarter of 2023, a sum that surpasses what any previous governor of the state has raised over an entire year, according to the group's accounting. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Virginia’s Youngkin surpasses previous governors’ annual fundraising records in a single quarter

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

A voter submits their ballot at an early voting location in Alexandria, Va., Sept. 26, 2022. On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Virginia Republicans launched an early and absentee voting push ahead of this fall's critical legislative elections, an initiative intended to boost ballot access measures GOP lawmakers in the state have sought to roll back in recent years. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Virginia Republicans roll out early and absentee voting push ahead of legislative elections

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Supporters of Sen. Louise Lucas celebrate her win for Virginia's 18th District State Senate Democratic nomination at Bide-A-Wee golf course in Portsmouth, Va., on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Ousted incumbents, key matchups set: Takeaways from Virginia’s primary election

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Former Virginia State Delegate Lashrecse Aird, right, talks with a voter as she visits a polling precinct Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Surry, Va. Aird is running against Virginia State Sen. Joe Morrissey in a Democratic primary for a newly redrawn Senate district. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Former state legislator defeats incumbent senator in Virginia race centered on abortion rights

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to reporters inside the rotunda of the state Capitol building, Feb. 25, 2023, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

Virginia’s Youngkin will travel to France to pay respects to D-Day fallen, visit Paris air show

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks prior to signing the budget at a ceremony at a grocery store June 21, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Youngkin is set to issue a third round of endorsements in Virginia legislative races, backing 19 more Republican candidates, including six who are in contested primaries. Among those set to receive the governor’s backing Thursday, May 18, 2023 are Emily Brewer and Tara Durant, both members of the House of Delegates facing spirited challenges for the GOP nomination in state Senate races.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

3 more GOP governors sending National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who will complete his second and final term in January 2023, stands near a window in his Capitol office after an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

How Larry Hogan could help GOP

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, speaks to members of the media after the General Assembly adjourned for the year inside the Rotunda of the State Capitol Building, late Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) ** FILE **

Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he’s not running for president in 2024

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol waves as he arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

South Korea expands cultural reach, trade relations as part of Yoon state visit

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to members of the press inside the Rotunda of the state Capitol building on Feb. 25, 2023, in Richmond, Va. A top political adviser to Youngkin insisted on Monday, Feb. 27, that there's room for the Virginia governor to enter the Republican presidential primary a day after suggesting the campaign was a “two-person race between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.” Jeff Roe, a strategist for Youngkin, told The Associated Press that his weekend comments on Fox News were not a signal of Youngkin’s intentions or future prospects. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin focused on Richmond races, not 2024 bid

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times