When asked to describe Virginia gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy in one word, Gloria Steinem doesnât miss a beat. âGift,â she says in a joint Zoom interview with the candidate. Current Virginia governor Ralph Northam canât run for reelection (Virginia is the only state in the country where governors cannot serve two consecutive terms, leaving a wide-open race for his successor. Among the five Democratic candidatesâformer governor Terry McAuliffe, Lieutenant Governor Lee J. Carter, and state Senator Jennifer McClellanâCarroll Foy earned Steinemâs endorsement for what Steinem says are two reasons: who she is and what she has accomplished as a former public defender and former Virginia state delegate.Â