Police Union That Endorsed Glenn Youngkin for Virginia Governor in 2021 Splits Ticket to Back Democrat

Sarah Rumpf Aug 14th, 2025, 8:18 pm

AP Photo, File (U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, left, and Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, right)

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) picked up another advantage over her GOP opponent in the battle to be Virginia’s next governor, scoring the endorsement of a police union that has backed a straight Republican statewide ticket for nearly fifteen years, including supporting current Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin for the gig in 2021.

Spanberger has been consistently trouncing Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on the campaign trail, leading her in the polls by double digits for months and doubling her fundraising — not to

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