Former executive and sometime politician Carly Fiorina will be honorary chairwoman of Virginia's effort to plan for the nation's 250th birthday in 2026.
will serve as honorary chairperson of the state’s planning for several years’ worth of events.
“That’s just too much of a mouthful,” Fiorina said in an interview. “I think it’s wise that everybody calls it Virginia 250.” “It creates an opportunity for us to all come together and celebrate the birth of our nation. We want to include everyone,” Austin said in an interview. The effort will culminate — but not end — with plans for statewide celebrations on July 4, 2026, with grants for individual communities to fund parties of their own.
Fiorina, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard and onetime Republican presidential candidate, said she hopes to use her high-profile role to “raise awareness of the history associated with the founding of our nation in all its fullness and complexity” — as well as to highlight Virginia’s central role.
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