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Winsome Earle-Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears (born March 11, 1964) is an American politician, businesswoman, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, she is Virginia's first female lieutenant governor and the first woman of color elected statewide.
Born in Jamaica, Earle-Sears immigrated to the United States in 1970. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1983 to 1986. Earle-Sears represented the 90th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004, and ran for Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2004, losing to Democratic incumbent Bobby Scott. She then owned and operated a small business until it closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earle-Sears was a member of the Virginia State Board of Education from 2011 to 2015, serving as vice president of the board from 2014 to 2015. In 2018, she ran for U.S. Senate as a write-in candidate. In 2021, Earle-Sears was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia, narrowly defeating Democratic nominee Hala Ayala.
Earle-Sears is the Republican nominee in the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election. She faces former U.S. representative and Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger.
Earle-Sears was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 11, 1964. She immigrated to the United States at the age of six, brought by her father who had already immigrated to the U.S. She grew up in the Bronx, New York City.
Earle-Sears earned an associate of arts degree from Tidewater Community College, a bachelor of arts in English with a minor in economics from Old Dominion University, and a master of arts in organizational leadership from Regent University.
Earle-Sears served as an electrician in the United States Marines from 1983 to 1986. She received training at Camp Lejeune, and was then stationed at Camp Pendleton; during her military service, she was promoted to corporal, and also became a U.S. citizen. Before running for public office, she directed a Salvation Army homeless shelter.
In November 2001, Earle-Sears upset 20-year Democratic incumbent Billy Robinson in the general election for the 90th district seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, becoming the first female Black Republican, first female veteran, and the first naturalized citizen to serve in the body. She was the first Republican to represent a majority-Black House district in Virginia since 1865. Sears received a presidential appointment to the United States Census Bureau's African American Committee and a separate appointment from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.
In 2004, Earle-Sears lost to Democrat Bobby Scott in the general election for Virginia's 3rd congressional district seat. She received 31% of the vote.
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Winsome Earle-Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears (born March 11, 1964) is an American politician, businesswoman, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, she is Virginia's first female lieutenant governor and the first woman of color elected statewide.
Born in Jamaica, Earle-Sears immigrated to the United States in 1970. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1983 to 1986. Earle-Sears represented the 90th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004, and ran for Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2004, losing to Democratic incumbent Bobby Scott. She then owned and operated a small business until it closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earle-Sears was a member of the Virginia State Board of Education from 2011 to 2015, serving as vice president of the board from 2014 to 2015. In 2018, she ran for U.S. Senate as a write-in candidate. In 2021, Earle-Sears was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia, narrowly defeating Democratic nominee Hala Ayala.
Earle-Sears is the Republican nominee in the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election. She faces former U.S. representative and Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger.
Earle-Sears was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 11, 1964. She immigrated to the United States at the age of six, brought by her father who had already immigrated to the U.S. She grew up in the Bronx, New York City.
Earle-Sears earned an associate of arts degree from Tidewater Community College, a bachelor of arts in English with a minor in economics from Old Dominion University, and a master of arts in organizational leadership from Regent University.
Earle-Sears served as an electrician in the United States Marines from 1983 to 1986. She received training at Camp Lejeune, and was then stationed at Camp Pendleton; during her military service, she was promoted to corporal, and also became a U.S. citizen. Before running for public office, she directed a Salvation Army homeless shelter.
In November 2001, Earle-Sears upset 20-year Democratic incumbent Billy Robinson in the general election for the 90th district seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, becoming the first female Black Republican, first female veteran, and the first naturalized citizen to serve in the body. She was the first Republican to represent a majority-Black House district in Virginia since 1865. Sears received a presidential appointment to the United States Census Bureau's African American Committee and a separate appointment from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.
In 2004, Earle-Sears lost to Democrat Bobby Scott in the general election for Virginia's 3rd congressional district seat. She received 31% of the vote.