Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, was inaugurated as the next governor of Virginia on Saturday, offering an upbeat message about empowering parents, defeating Covid-19, and providing economic relief to those families and companies that were aggressively impacted by the current pandemic and the inflation, Fox News informed.
The state’s 74th governor, speaking outside the Capitol in Richmond, assured Virginians that brighter days lie ahead.
In November, Youngkin, a former private equity executive, and political novice defeated former Governor Terry McAuliffe, Democrat, to turn the swing state red in a closely watched election.
Governor Bob McDonnell was the last Republican to be inaugurated as a governor of Virginia in 2010.
Youngkin, who campaigned on matters such as race and education, claimed that students must attend school “five days a week” and not be exposed to political doctrines, a reference to his intention to prohibit critical race theory instruction.
Youngkin has stated that he wants to increase teacher salaries, properly fund law enforcement, and defend instate qualified immunity of officers.
He expressed confidence in modern medicine and “individual liberty” to help Virginia recover from the Covid-19 situation.
To address the rising cost of living, Youngkin said he wants to put a one-year hold on the recent gasoline tax rise and repeal the grocery tax entirely.
He promised to cut red tape, create 400,000 jobs, and “put all Virginians back to work.”
Youngkin mentioned the November election’s record-breaking turnout and said Virginians were on a “mission to restore trust in government and restore authority to the people.”
Youngkin, a first-time candidate from the Republican business community, ran a focused campaign on taxes, crime, and holding public schools responsible to parents, while McAuliffe used his firepower to link Youngkin to the former US President Donald Trump.
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