State Sen. Jennifer McClellan launched her campaign for Virginia governor on Thursday, bidding to become the first black woman elected governor in American history
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan launched her campaign for Virginia governor on Thursday, bidding to become the first black woman electedThe 47-year-old lawmaker, one of two African American women who have announced their candidacies in the 2021 election, is making a timely entry into the Democratic primary.As issues of race in America have been pushed to the front of mind for more voters, at least four black women have drawn mention asfor presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
“I know that I’m standing on the shoulders of...black women [who] first set foot in this country, whether it’s Sojourner Truth or Harriet Tubman or Ida B. Wells or Fannie Lou Hamer,” McClellan said in an interview. “And I am carrying on their work. And I feel the weight of that. But I cannot leave these fights to my children or my children’s children.
“When more black women see black women running, winning and leading it actually inspires more black women to run,” Carr said. “And so that I think will be the legacy of this moment...because we now have very clear examples of how black women lead once elected.”
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