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Virginia | August 24, 2021
Youngkin invests $1 million in down-ballot races
Glenn Youngkin announced last week that he has personally invested $1 million into the Virginia Wins PAC. According to his campaign, the goal of this PAC is to support down-ballot races in Virginia including candidates for sheriff, city council, Commonwealth’s attorney, board of supervisors, and House of Delegates.
“With Virginia Wins, we will bring an entire crop of leaders to take back our Commonwealth and support conservative solutions so that when I’m governor we can deliver strong results for the people of Virginia,” Youngkin said in a press release.
According to the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP), Youngkin sent $600,000 to the PAC on August 16.
Youngkin’s campaign says that the PAC has dispersed $250,000 to candidates across the state. According to VPAP, as of the last filing deadline on June 30, Virginia Wins dispersed $142,000 to candidates across Virginia…”I want to personally thank Glenn Youngkin for his support of our House Republican team this year,” said Todd Gilbert, the Republican leader in the House of Delegates. “Talk is cheap, but Glenn is backing up his words not only with his personal resources, but also hard work on the ground.”…(Excerpts from the Virginia Scope)