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Holton, A. Linwood (1923– ) – Encyclopedia Virginia

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A. Linwood Holton was a governor of Virginia (1970–1974) and the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction (1865–1877). Hailing from Big Stone Gap in southwest Virginia, Holton was among the “Mountain and Valley” Republicans who began to gain statewide support in the 1950s in opposition to the Byrd Organization and in support of public school desegregation. Holton won a narrow race for governor in 1969 with a coalition that included a substantial number of African American and white working-class voters. As governor, he declared an end to Massive Resistance, the state’s anti–desegregation policy, announcing, “The era of defiance is behind us.” In 1970, he was photographed escorting his daughter Tayloe into a nearly all-black high school in Richmond. In addition, Holton reorganized the executive branch, worked to clean Virginia’s polluted waters, and helped create a unified Ports Authority in Hampton Roads. He was not able to overcome i ....

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Editorial: The women running for statewide office today owe a debt to Hazel Barger

When Republicans meet this weekend to nominate their 2021 ticket, thereâs a theoretical chance that they could do something neither party in Virginia has ever done â nominate a slate entirely composed of women.
Donât count on that. Just based on the sheer number of candidates, itâs more likely the party will nominate an all-male ticket.
Still, Republicans have a record number of women running: two of the partyâs seven candidates for governor, two of the six candidates for lieutenant governor and one of the four candidates for attorney general. Those five candidates add up to one more female candidate than on the Democratic side. ....

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Editorial: The women running for statewide office today owe a debt to Hazel Barger

When Republicans meet this weekend to nominate their 2021 ticket, thereâs a theoretical chance that they could do something neither party in Virginia has ever done â nominate a slate entirely composed of women.
Donât count on that. Just based on the sheer number of candidates, itâs more likely the party will nominate an all-male ticket.
Still, Republicans have a record number of women running: two of the partyâs seven candidates for governor, two of the six candidates for lieutenant governor and one of the four candidates for attorney general. Those five candidates add up to one more female candidate than on the Democratic side. ....

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