Glenn Allen Youngkin (/ ˈjʌŋkɪn / YUNG-kin; [1] born December 9, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 74th governor of Virginia since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he spent 25 years at the private-equity firm The Carlyle Group, where he became co-CEO in 2018.

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Governor Glenn Youngkin is a homegrown Virginian, born and raised in Richmond and Virginia Beach. From washing dishes at a local diner during middle and high school to being named co-CEO of one of the world’s top investment firms, Youngkin knows what it means to work hard and is doing so on behalf of all Virginians.

Jan 13, 2025 · RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today delivered the 2025 State of the Commonwealth address. The State of the Commonwealth As Prepared For Delivery Mr. Speaker, Madame President, Lt. Gov Earle-Sears, Attorney General Miyares, Members of the General Assembly, Justices of the Virginia Supreme Court and judges of the State Corporation Commission, Members of my Cabinet, Fellow Virginians ...

Jun 16, 2024 · Gov. Glenn Youngkin remains torn between the main current of his party today, Trumpist grievance politics and being the pragmatic governor of a Democratic-leaning state. | …

Dec 26, 2024 · Governor Glenn Youngkin is about to enter his final year in office, and so he has only a few months to cement his legacy.

3 days ago · Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks with members of the media in Virginia's Capitol on Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods /Virginia Mercury) As Gov. Glenn Youngkin was assuring Virginians on Tuesday that direct federal aid would not be suspended as part of the Trump administration funding freeze, an internal memo obtained by The Mercury shows that his office was aware of potential problems ...

Nov 2, 2021 · Glenn Youngkin (Republican Party) is the Governor of Virginia. He assumed office on January 15, 2022. His current term ends on January 17, 2026. Youngkin (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Virginia. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021. Youngkin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021.

Jan 13, 2025 · Entering his final full year in office, Gov. Glenn Youngkin addressed a joint session of the General Assembly on Monday, delivering his annual State of the Commonwealth speech after a delay caused by last week’s winter storm and the resulting Richmond water crisis. Yet the governor struck an optimistic tone, highlighting Virginia’s economic growth, education reforms and declining crime ...

Mar 12, 2023 · RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who quickly shot from political newcomer to potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, kicked off his state’s …