Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim to serve in Virginia's Senate, wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor

[David__77]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim to serve in Virginia’s Senate, wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

https://wtop.com/national/2025/06/ghazala-hashmi-the-first-muslim-to-serve-in-virginias-senate-wins-democratic-nomination-for-lieutenant-governor/

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Ghazala Hashmi wins Democratic nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The candidates for Virginia’s lieutenant governor are set to make history after Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on Wednesday.

Hashmi is the first Muslim and the first Indian-American to be nominated to appear on the ballot for a Virginia statewide office. She defeated five other candidates, including Democrats Levar Stoney and Aaron Rouse, to secure the nomination in a razor-thin primary race.

Hashmi will now face Republican John Reid, the first openly gay man to receive a major party’s endorsement for statewide office in Virginia, who became the de-facto nominee after his primary opponent left the race.

Her victory rounded out the Democratic ticket ahead of the November general election. It comes after former Del. Jay Jones became the party nominee for attorney general late Tuesday.

https://apnews.com/article/virginia-election-lieutenant-governor-ghazala-hashmi-9e2451e5bb3aa9fa787976d33a9ce961

[spooky3]

1. There were lots of good candidates. Congratulations to her! Nt