Jason Miyares announces his candidacy for re-election as attorney general

Attorney General Jason Miyares announced he will run for re-election.

“I’m running for re-election as attorney general,” he announced on channel X on Monday afternoon.

Republican Miyares also noted in the X post: “As attorney general, I used every tool available to keep Virginians safe and violent criminals off our streets.”

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Last Tuesday, November 12, he attended the Virginia Armistice Conference at the Sheraton in Virginia Beach. There, he and other city leaders touch on a common theme of gun violence.

Miyares took the podium to address crime prevention and said: “It’s critical to go into schools with our Virginia rules camp and our Virginia rules classes and give grant money to fantastic groups that are doing so much on gang intervention and education. We’re asking over and over again to reduce crime.” to give them the resources to reach these young individuals.”

Miyares will run against former Democratic State Delegate Jay Jones, who announced his candidacy for Virginia attorney general on the same day as the Virginia Armistice Conference.

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“I’m running because we need an Attorney General who is focused on keeping Virginians safe, not on personal partisan agendas. As your attorney general, I will protect Virginia families, our children, and our most vulnerable,” he said.

The General Election will be held in November 2025.