Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger receives Jackie Stone Award for Advocacy
Virginia FREE cites her pro-business advocacy during historic campaign
At our recent Annual Luncheon at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia FREE awarded Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger the Jackie Stone Award for Advocacy.
Throughout her historic landslide victory. Spanberger strongly and consistently advocated for pro-business policies and her desire to make Virginia the #1 State for BusinessHere are excerpts from Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s Keynote Address to Virginia FREE’s Annual Luncheon:
This isn't an either-or proposition. We can support business growth and workforce development. We can attract new investment and protect workers. We can be the best state for business and the best state for working families.
That's what I'll strive to do as Governor. Because that’s the approach I’ve taken my entire career in public service. You know what you’re getting when you work with me.
In Congress, I worked with anyone and everyone to get results for Virginia. I was always ranked the most bipartisan Member of Congress from Virginia. I had bills signed into law by both President Trump and President Biden.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce gave me their Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship for my work with Virginia's small business community.
And today, I am honored to receive the Jackie Stone Award from Virginia FREE — and I am so proud and excited that Jackie can be here with us today. Thank you for your leadership.
Because I don't believe any party or any person has a monopoly on good ideas. And I don't believe that working together is a sign of weakness — I believe it's the only way we're going to make real progress on the issues that matter most to Virginia families.
Pictured above L to R - Chris Saxman Virginia FREE, Jackie Stone McGuireWoods Consulting, Spanberger, and Todd Stottlemyer.
The bipartisan track record is what actually matters here more than the award itself. Bills signed by both Trump and Biden in the same congressional stint shows someone figured out how to navigate actual policy instead of just posturing. That U.S. Chamber recognition for small business work is a pretty solid indicator too, since they're not known for handing those out lightly. Dunno if the "best state for business AND working families" pitch will hold up once governing starts, but having that Jefferson-Hamilton Award precedent at least suggests she's done it befor on a smaller scale.