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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin addressees General Assembly

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia’s new governor delivered his first joint address to the General Assembly Monday afternoon.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office delivered the address at 4 p.m., breaking from the traditional time slot at 7 p.m.


The Republican was sworn in to office on Saturday in Richmond, along with new Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears and Attorney General Jason Miyares. All have ties to Hampton Roads.

Watch the full address below.

On his first day, Youngkin signed multiple executive orders, including one to try to end school mandates and another in an effort to prevent the teaching of critical race theory.

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