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Nov 3, 2021 · Republican Jason Miyares, the son of a Cuban refugee, defeated the Democratic incumbent to become Virginia's first Latino attorney general and the first Hispanic elected statewide. Miyares...
After serving for three terms in the state legislature, he ran and was elected the 48th Attorney General of Virginia in November 2021. Jason Miyares is the first Hispanic American to be elected to a statewide office in Virginia, and the first child of an immigrant to be Attorney General.
He was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 2021 defeating incumbent Mark Herring. The son of a refugee, he is the first Hispanic elected statewide in Virginia. [1]
Nov 3, 2021 · Republican Del. Jason S. Miyares has upset a two-term Democratic incumbent to become Virginia’s next attorney general, making him the first Latino elected to the office in the history of...
Jan 15, 2022 · RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Republican Jason Miyares was sworn in as Virginia’s attorney general on Saturday, becoming the first Latino to hold statewide office. Miyares defeated Democrat Mark...
Nov 4, 2021 · In a close race, Republican Delegate Jason S. Miyares has ended Democrat Mark R. Herring’s eight-year tenure as Virginia’s attorney general, completing the GOP sweep of the top offices in the Commonwealth for the first time since 2009.
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Miyares is the first Cuban American elected to the General Assembly, the first Hispanic elected statewide in Virginia, and the first son of an immigrant ever elected to be Attorney General. He is passionate about preserving the American Miracle for the next generation of Virginians.
