Ladies and gentlemen, Her Excellency Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger

[underpants]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Hooray!

[Tetrachloride]

2. Time for cake. Congrats, Governor Abigail Spanberger of Virginia.

[Walleye]

3. Beautiful. Now I'm wondering what her pin is. Can't believe it took Virginia this long.

[underpants]

5. I looks like a red white and blue ribbon with an arrow

when I magnify it.

Not sure.

[3catwoman3]

7. I think it is a bejeweled American flag.

I enlarged the image in the post .

[Walleye]

8. Thanks, appropriate for the commonwealth of Virginia

[liberalla]

15. I was wondering what she's got on her feet!

Some sleek stylish boots, or maybe tasteful pumps??? I would go for boots myself.

I love double breasted jackets and coats... and those lapels are something else! Beautiful!

for the new lady Guv!

[Tanuki]

32. I caught a glimpse of her feet on the way down

the steps as she made her entry and approached the podium. She appeared to be wearing black leather boots. 👢

[underpants]

38. I'd hope so.

It was cold today and downtown can be like a series of wind tunnels coming right off the river.

[sheshe2]

30. I found this.

But as the first woman to serve as governor, Spanberger wore all white on Saturday, a possible tribute to the women’s suffrage movement. She wore a gold pin on her long, white coat that said: “One country. One destiny.”

https://www.wbtw.com/news/national/ap-abigail-spanberger-becomes-virginias-1st-female-governor-in-historic-inauguration/

[Walleye]

40. Nice. Thanks so much for the info.

[sheshe2]

41. You are most welcome.

[2naSalit]

4. YAY!!!

Congratulations!

I love that she's wearing white!

[pandr32]

6. Yes!

[Diamond_Dog]

9. Fabulous!! Congratulations Governor Spanberger!

It’s a long shot but maybe just maybe Ohio will follow in Virginia‘a footsteps this fall.

[littlemissmartypants]

10. 🥳💥😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💥🥳

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. The first Woman Governor of The Commonwealth of Virginia, Her Excellency Abigail Spanberger

[underpants]

13. Her official portrait

[liberalla]

16. Beautiful!

[calimary]

50. Terrific portrait!

You EARNED it, girlfriend!

[NoMoreRepugs]

12. 250 years in the making.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. So that explains it. The white outfit, I mean. NT

[TNNurse]

19. Wearing white to honor the Suffragettes.

[ananda]

28. My great great aunts were prominent in the suffrage movement in Nebraska.

One of them, Kate McGerr, was the first woman in NE
to run for public office, more than once.

[calimary]

51. Perfect!

Plus, it makes her easier to spot amid all those dark winter coats. She IS The Woman of the Hour, after all! (And hopefully the first of many!)

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. Woohoo!!!

[virgdem]

18. Fantastic. I love my new Governor.

Hopefully sanity returns to my state. It's been a looong four years.

[tonekat]

39. Yeah, good riddance to Yankin' - N/T

[clevergrrrl]

20. First Jewish governor too!

[COL Mustard]

25. That'll make the MAGAs crazy!

I didn’t realize she was Jewish.

[BonnieJW]

42. I didn't either

[onenote]

43. She is not Jewish.

[Celerity]

45. She is not Jewish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Spanberger

snip

Spanberger was born Abigail Anne Davis in Red Bank, New Jersey, on August 7, 1979, to her father, Martin Davis, a police officer, and her mother, Eileen Davis, a nurse.

snip

Spanberger married Adam Spanberger in April 2006. Adam is a University of Virginia-trained engineer, and her high school sweetheart. They have three daughters together. In 2014, the family moved to Henrico County. They live in Glen Allen, Virginia. She is a Protestant.

snip

[mcar]

21. Wonderful!

[drray23]

22. The older black gentleman in brown coat

Behind her is 95 yr old former governor Douglas Wilder, the first black Virginian governor.

[underpants]

23. With the white hair?

That’s her father.

Wilder was there but was wearing a hat.

[FakeNoose]

29. Who is the young woman holding the Bible while Abigail is sworn in?

I'm guessing it's her daughter, but I don't really know.

This is a happy day for Virginia.

[underpants]

34. Optical illusion. Here husband held the Bible. That is his daughter

but she’s between the photographer and Adam.

Adam is a University of Virginia-trained engineer, and her high school sweetheart. They have three daughters together.[4] In 2014, the family moved to Henrico County. They live in Glen Allen, Virginia.[115][116]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Spanberger

[FakeNoose]

36. 👍

Thank you!

[COL Mustard]

24. So glad she is in office!

Proud of her and her accomplishments!

[The Blue Flower]

26. So proud and happy!

I live in her congressional district and started monthly donations as soon as she announced her candidacy. She cares and is so effective.

[underpants]

35. I did until the moved the district again.

I’ve met her or been in the room with her a couple times. Extremely impressive and I’ve been around other candidates and elected officials before.

My wife was blown away by her.

Anything and everything is in front of her.

[Cha]

27. Perfect.. Congratulations to Gov Abagail Spanberger &

Virginia!

I'm so Happy about this!.. TY!

[sheshe2]

31. Brava!

It is about time, Virginia.

[llmart]

33. Boy, do I love this!

Despite the misogynism that's still rampant in this country, we are making progress! Have to look on the bright side these days. Michiganders are seeing all the wonderful works of our Governor Gretchen Whitmer after the fraud, Rick Snyder poisoned the people of Flint and seeing that women get shit done! I still want to live long enough to witness the first female President.

[NBachers]

44. Speaking of women who get shit done, check out Macomb County State Rep Mai Xiong- her Hmong heritage makes her a

lightning rod for the Maggots, but she works hard for her constituents. I've got her on monthly donation.

https://housedems.com/mai-xiong/

[llmart]

46. Yes, I know all about her.

She wore a floor length pink cape at the Detroit Auto show with "Defund Ice on it!"

[Evolve Dammit]

37. Awesome!!

[MarcoZandrini]

47. She's my.....

….governor! I, a citizen of Virginia, am so proud. As a staunch democrat, I am thrilled. As an American, I think “we start here.”

Kelly/Spanberger 2028!!!

[BradBo]

48. And 1,2,3 her comes ICE and the US Army.

Especially since she’s a woman and Trump freaking HATES women. ESPECIALLY strong, confident women.

[underpants]

49. That point was not lost on my wife and I.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/108116559