RICHMOND, Va. — The race for lieutenant governor began with a crowded Democratic primary and a Republican nominee Gov. Glenn Youngkin initially called on to drop out. Now, the race between Democrat Ghazala Hashmi, a state senator, and Republican John Reid, a former radio host, has become one of the closest on the statewide ticket.

Candidate backgrounds

Hashmi was born in India before her family moved to the United States in 1969, when she was four years old.

She received her bachelor of arts in English from Georgia Southern University and later earned her Ph.D. in English from Emory University.

Hashmi then became a professor at the University of Richmond and later at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, where she taught for 30 years.

Hashmi ran a successful campaign to represent Vi

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