Youngkin Reflects on End of Term, Sears Campaign, Relationship with Trump

As his first term comes to an end, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is proud of the “renaissance” the Republican party has led in Virginia, telling National Review in a wide-ranging interview this month that the state has turned a corner on education, job creation, and public safety, issue areas he believes the Trump administration is simultaneously making progress on at the federal level.

The former private equity CEO has been considered a rising star in the GOP since his pandemic-era victory in 2021, when he helped Virginia Republicans flip the commonwealth red for the first time in twelve years on a platform focused on parental rights in K-12 education, public safety, and lower taxes. Four years later, he reflects on his political successes in improving K-12 education standards, public safety, and job growth, net in-state migration, and economic development.

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Audrey Fahlberg was a politics reporter for National Review.

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As his first term comes to an end, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is proud of the “renaissance” the Republican party has led in Virginia, telling National Review in a wide-ranging interview this month that the state has turned a corner on education, job creation, and public safety, issue areas he believes the Trump administration is simultaneously making progress on at the federal level.

The former private equity CEO has been considered a rising star in the GOP since his pandemic-era victory in 2021, when he helped Virginia Republicans flip the commonwealth red for the first time in twelve years on a platform focused on parental rights in K-12 education, public safety, and lower taxes. Four years later, he reflects on his political successes in improving K-12 education standards, public safety, and job growth, net in-state migration, and economic development.