Virginia Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy leaving legislature to focus on Gov campaign
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. - Virginia Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy is leaving her post in the state legislature to focus on her gubernatorial campaign.
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Carroll Foy – who is from Prince William County - posted a video Tuesday morning announcing the move.
The departure will prompt a special election before the state’s General Assembly convenes Jan. 13, according to the Washington Post.
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Carroll Foy faces a challenging field among her fellow Democrats.
Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax and State Senator Jennifer McLellan have also announced that they are running to succeed Ralph Northam.
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Former Governor Terry McAuliffe has filed paperwork to run, but has not formally announced it.
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