Updates – DGA

Karrin Taylor Robson Drops Lobbyist Registration as GOP Opposition Mounts

New reporting from the Arizona Republic reveals that Karrin Taylor Robson quietly unregistered as a lobbyist after a supporter of her primary opponent, Rep. Andy Biggs, introduced legislation that could render her ineligible to serve as governor. It’s the latest development in an increasingly contentious Republican primary, where a growing number of voices on the…

DGA Statement on Winsome Earle-Sears’ Bizarre Filing for Virginia’s GOP Gov Primary

Today, Winsome Earle-Sears filed her petitions to be on the Republican primary ballot for Governor of Virginia in bizarre fashion, initially trying to hide the actual number of signatures she collected. As new reporting from the Washington Post outlines how Virginia’s Republican candidates for governor are running to embrace Donald Trump – including Lt. Governor Winsome…

Washington Post: Virginia’s Republican Candidates for Governor Are “Fully Embracing President Donald Trump.”

A new Washington Post report is detailing how Virginia’s GOP primary for governor has already become a race to the far-right, as all of the GOP candidates “are elbowing one another to strike the most pro-Trump pose” and “can’t afford to alienate the MAGA base of the party” – even as Donald Trump and Elon…

NEW: Sears Campaign Claims She’s “More Conservative than Trump” in Desperate Attempt to Win His Endorsement Over LaRock and Chase

Today, new reporting from the Virginia Scope revealed audio from a recent event hosted by Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign for governor, where her staff described her as “more conservative than Trump” in a desperate play to secure an endorsement for her flailing campaign over Dave LaRock and Amanda Chase. As Sears battles accusations that her campaign…

Teachers-Turned-Democratic Governors Blast Trump for Gutting The Department of Education

On the heels of Donald Trump effectively gutting the U.S. Department of Education, former teachers-turned-Governors Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Matt Meyer of Delaware, and Tim Walz of Minnesota condemned Donald Trump’s attacks on public education and his ultimate goal of dismantling this critical agency. Read more about Democratic Governors’ fight to protect public education: USA…

As Former Gov. Ducey Speaks Out and Arizona Businesses Suffer, Biggs and Taylor Robson Remain Silent on Cost of Trump’s Tariffs

While former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recently stated the obvious — that President Donald Trump’s tariffs “aren’t helping [the] US economy” according to the Arizona Republic— and “gently urged” him to do more to stop the uncertainty for businesses and working families, the state’s current crop of GOP gubernatorial candidates are nowhere to be found.…

AP: “Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump”

Veterans “described their recent job losses as a betrayal of their military service.” As Donald Trump and Elon Musk gut the jobs of Virginians across the commonwealth, military veterans who have found themselves on the chopping block are speaking out. “Instead of looking out for veterans and Virginia jobs, GOP candidates for governor Winsome Earle-Sears,…

Washington Post: Virginia’s GOP Gov Primary a “Trump Loyalty Test Among Republicans”

After Virginia’s GOP primary for governor exploded into a three-way race last week, a new column from the Washington Post highlights how the commonwealth’s GOP primary for governor is set to be a “Trump loyalty test” between Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, former delegate Dave LaRock, and former state senator Amanda Chase. Already, the GOP candidates…

DGA Unveils New “We’ll See You In Court” Merch Collection

The Democratic Governors Association is releasing a new line of merchandise celebrating the Democratic governors who are using their power — including their ability to take legal action — to stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s chaos and attacks on working families. As MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace notes, Democratic governors “are right now and…

Boston Globe: “Virginia will bear the brunt of DOGE cuts” While GOP Candidates for Governor Embrace Them

Winsome Earle-Sears “validating Trump and Musk’s mission” New reporting from the Boston Globe highlights how Donald Trump and Elon Musk are attacking Virginia’s jobs and economy, writing: “few states stand to be more affected than Virginia, home to over 340,000 federal workers, from the suburbs just across the Potomac River from Washington to the military…

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