Skip to main content

Millionaire investor joins Virginia governor contest

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former executive of a global investment firm has announced he will join Virginia’s race for governor.

Former Carlyle Group co-CEO Glenn Youngkin said Tuesday in a video that he’s running as a conservative.

Youngkin emphasized his modest roots, recalling a time as a child when his father lost his job, rather than his leadership of a company with $230 billion in assets or his personal wealth estimated at $265 million.

He’s casting himself as a political outsider who worked his way up.

Youngkin joins a wide field. The governor’s race now has five Republicans and five Democrats in contention.

Spanberger touts progress keeping insulin, prescriptions affordable during tour of Northern Va. health clinic

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger toured a Northern Virginia health clinic Thursday, touting the progress the state has made in capping insulin costs and preventing prescription drugs from becoming unaffordable.
Read Next Story