A race that could determine control of Virginia's Legislature will not be a standard battle between a Democrat and a Republican, but also features a wild-card independent candidate with a history of electoral success who happens to be a former stripper.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A race that could determine control of Virginia’s Legislature will not be a standard battle between a Democrat and a Republican, but also features a wild-card independent candidate with a history of electoral success who happens to be a former stripper.
But it’s the credible independent bid of Stafford County Supervisor Monica Gary that remains an unknown. Gary has already won office as an independent and says she turned down entreaties to run as a Democrat because she values her ability to work across party lines. But because the race could determine control of the state Senate, much of the focus has been on abortion. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is pushing for a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy but has so far been blocked by a Senate narrowly controlled by Democrats.
At a debate sponsored by Mary Washington University, Durant said she supports Youngkin’s push for a 15-week abortion ban, with exceptions allowing later abortions in cases of rape, incest, or protecting the life of the mother. Griffin, a Democrat, said he would leave current Virginia law in place but seek to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Gary, an independent, said she supports existing law but would only require two doctors, instead of three, to sign off on a late-term abortion.
Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at Mary Washington University who moderated a debate between the candidates, said Gary’s presence on the ballot makes the race hard to predict.The race will be critical to Youngkin, who invested heavily in Durant, and helped the fellow Republican defeat restauranteur Matt Strickland in the primary.
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