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May 6, 2024 · Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced Monday he would not seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general in 2025. Instead, Descano is endorsing former Hampton Roads delegate Jay Jones and joining the political committee Virginians for Jay Jones as co-chair.
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The Attorney General of Virginia is a publicly elected executive official in the Virginia state government. The attorney general provides legal advice and representation for all state agencies.
The 2021 Virginia attorney general election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring attempted to win a third term. Herring initially planned to run for governor , but decided to run for re-election.
Incumbent Mark Herring (D) defeated Jerrauld “Jay” Jones (D) in the June 8, 2021, Democratic primary for Virginia attorney general. As of 8:50 p.m. EST, Herring had received 55.4% of the vote to Jones' 44.6% with 89.4% of precincts reporting. The general election was November 2, 2021.
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Sep 14, 2021 · Two-term state Attorney General Mark Herring (D) bested state Del. Jay Jones to win a slot in the November general election against another state lawmaker, Jason Miyares (R).
