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Endorsement is organization’s earliest in a General Election, reflecting high stakes of the 2025 campaign for a ‘Conservation Majority’

RICHMOND – The Virginia League of Conservation Voters has officially endorsed the campaign of Abigail Spanberger for Governor – the earliest such General Election endorsement for this office in the environmental organization’s 26-year history.

Virginia LCV’s Board of Directors made the endorsement based on Spanberger’s environmental vision for the Commonwealth and her strong record in Congress, where she voted to support the largest climate and clean energy investment in our nation’s history in the Inflation Reduction Act, and shepherded through a number of pro-environmental measures as Chair of the House Agriculture Committee’s Conservation Subcommittee.

“I am grateful for the work of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters to protect our children’s future and Virginia’s natural resources, and I’m honored to earn their endorsement to serve as the next Governor of Virginia. Every Virginian deserves access to clean air and water – no matter their Zip Code. As Governor, I look forward to working with all Virginians to preserve our beautiful Commonwealth and make sure Virginia’s economy continues to lead the way in creating clean, affordable energy,” said Abigail Spanberger, who is vying to be the 75th Governor of Virginia.

In addition to electing pro-environmental candidates to statewide office, a core component of Virginia LCV’s 2025 electoral work will be growing the Conservation Majority in the House of Delegates to ensure a policy-making trifecta that can drive forward the laws we need to safeguard our environment here in Virginia as these protections come under full attack at the federal level.

“Abigail Spanberger is the leader Virginians need – someone who will work with the House to secure a clean, healthy environment, protect our children’s future, and safeguard Virginians and their livelihoods. My caucus and I are ready to partner with her to deliver real results for our Commonwealth,” said House Speaker Don Scott. “Her opponent would take us backward – weakening environmental protections, making disaster recovery more difficult, driving up everyday costs. With Abigail Spanberger as governor, we will advance real solutions that make life better, safer, and more affordable for all Virginians and generations to come.”

A trifecta across the House, Senate and Executive Branch would be the first since the 2020 and 2021 legislative sessions, which ushered in hundreds of pro-environmental laws including the Virginia Clean Economy Act, a plan to reach 100% clean, affordable energy, and Virginia’s membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which brought millions of dollars to Virginia to protect communities from flooding and lower energy bills, while cutting power plant pollution.

“Progress has been elusive the past four years with a governor hell-bent on pleasing a radical base and his corporate polluter friends. Under a new ‘Conservation Majority’ we get to go back to work pushing forward popular policies that protect our environment and secure a clean and affordable energy future for all Virginians,” said Michael Town, Executive Director of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. “We are all-in to elect Spanberger and return environmental champions to the House of Delegates – our future is on the ballot.”

About us:
The Virginia League of Conservation Voters serves as the political voice of the state’s conservation community, working to make sure Virginia’s elected officials recognize that our natural heritage is an environmental and economic treasure for all. Virginia LCV works with conservation leaders across Virginia and strives for a conservation majority in state government. We secure good public policies on the state level and hold public officials accountable for their positions on environmental issues. For more information, visit www.valcv.org.

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