If victorious, either candidate would make history as the first black woman to become governor of a U.S. state.
“When we’re in the midst of a pandemic, an economic crisis, a reckoning with racial injustice and a crisis of faith in government's ability to solve problems, we need someone who can bring everyone together, make everyone of all perspectives feel valued and heard,” McClellan told ABC News Thursday.
The state senator joins fellow-Democrat Virginia Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy as the second black woman running for the post. Either candidate would make history if victorious in 2021 as the first black woman to become governor of any U.S. state. State Sen. Jennifer McClellan smiles as she is applauded by members of the Virginia House of Delegates during a warm send-off from the chambers at the Capitol in Richmond, Va.
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan smiles as she is applauded by members of the Virginia House of Delegates during a warm send-off from the chambers at the Capitol in Richmond, Va.“I am not running to be a black woman governor of Virginia. I'm running in order to create a future that comes to terms with our past,” McClellan said.
“I do feel the weight of being a black woman … knowing that I stand on the shoulders of a lot of people over the past 400 years who fought for just my ability to do this -- and knowing that I will help blaze a path for generations to come. And I can't help but feel just the power of that,” she added.
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