Winsome Sears

Winsome Sears
Sears in 2021
42nd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 15, 2022
Governor	Glenn Youngkin
Preceded by	Justin Fairfax
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 90th district
In office January 13, 2002 – January 14, 2004
Preceded by	Billy Robinson
Succeeded by	Algie Howell
Personal details
Born	Winsome Earle (1964-03-11) March 11, 1964 (age 60) Kingston, Jamaica
Political party	Democratic (before 1988)[1] Republican (since 1988)
Spouse(s)	Terence Sears
Children	3
Residence	Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Education	Tidewater Community College (AA) Old Dominion University (BA) Regent University (MA)
Website	Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1983–1986
Rank	Corporal

Winsome Earle-Sears (born March 11, 1964) is an American politician and businesswoman. Since 2022, she has been serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia. She is the first woman of color and Jamaican-American elected to this office. A member of the Republican Party, she served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004.^[2][3]

Sears also served on the Virginia Board of Education. She unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Congress in Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2004 and for U.S. Senate in 2018.

In 2021, Sears was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia.

1. ↑ "Will Winsome Earle-Sears become the first Black woman governor?". Politico. September 8, 2023.
2. ↑ Turner, Mikea (January 14, 2022). "Winsome Sears to make history as first woman - & Black woman - to be Virginia's Lt. Governor". WWBT. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
3. ↑ Duster, Chandelis (November 3, 2021). "Winsome Sears will become Virginia lieutenant governor, CNN projects, becoming first female and woman of color in the office". CNN. Retrieved November 3, 2021.