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Hala Ayala, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor is releasing a new TV ad today touting her experience during the last four years in the General Assembly.
“The progress our Commonwealth has made over the past few years is on the line, and it matters which woman sits in the Lieutenant Governor’s seat,” Ayala said in a press release Tuesday.
The role of the lieutenant governor is to preside over the state Senate and break tie votes when they happen. The chamber will be split with a 21-19 Democratic majority until the full chamber is up for reelection in 2023.
“Our current Lieutenant Governor has cast 52 tie-breaking votes on consequential issues like protecting the right to choose, passing gun safety reform, and delivering Medicaid expansion,” Ayala continued. “While I’ve focused my time as chief deputy whip in the House of Delegates on moving Virginia forwards, radical Republican candidates are fighting to take our Commonwealth backwards.”
Ayala is running against Winsome Sears, the Republican nominee that served one term in the House of Delegates during the early 2000s. The election is taking place Nov. 2.
You can view the new ad from Ayala below.
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