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Sears, Chase and LaRock campaign at March for Life
Thousands came to the Capitol in Richmond Wednesday morning to rally against abortion access in Virginia.
Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears was the keynote speaker, and the rough audio from her speech can be heard at the top of this newsletter.
Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Amanda Chase and Dave LaRock were also both in attendance at the event.
They are working to gather 10,000 valid signatures, including 400 from each congressional district, by tomorrow at 5 p.m.
Chase said the effort is going great, and her team was seen receiving several new signatures at the event.
In an update to supporters sent out Wednesday morning, Chase gave a detailed update on her efforts.
“As of this morning, we have met the 400 minimum signature requirement for 5 of the 11 congressional districts and we are close in most of the rest,” Chase wrote. “We still need help in Congressional District 3, which includes Norfolk and Newport News, and in District 2, which is the Chesapeake/Virginia Beach area and finally Arlington and Loudoun County.”
LaRock declined to be interviewed.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin also joined the march and could be heard saying to attendees that they should support Sears for governor and Jason Miyares for attorney general.
The governor did not speak publicly.
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