Democrat Jay Jones, Virginia’s attorney general-elect, won his race earlier this month despite facing a scandal involving years-old violent text messages that threatened to upend his candidacy in the final weeks of the contest.

Benefiting from a strong political environment for the party and a decisive win from the Democrat at the top of the ticket, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger , Jones managed to defeat incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares by more than 6 points .

Now, as he turns his attention to taking office in the coming weeks, Jones is still shaking off the after-effects of the controversy. Critics continue to question how he can serve as Virginia’s top law enforcement officer when he sent violent text messages about a top Republican in the state and his fam

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