Jay Jones, who is running to become Virginia's attorney general in 2025, speaks to the audience during Abigail Spanberger's bus tour stop at Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 26, 2025. The Washington Post/Getty Images

The embattled Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general returned to the campaign trail Wednesday as a major state police group called on him not to take office if he wins in November following the disclosure of violent text messages .

Jay Jones made unannounced stops before the Henrico County Democrats and the Richmond Democrats and campaigned an at an early voting site in Eastern Henrico with state Sen. Lashrecse Aird, according to his social media posts.

Top Democrats declined to call on him to withdraw with early voting already

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