CHANTILLY, VA –-(Ammoland.com)- Virginia elected the first woman of color to the Lt. Governor position in the Commonwealth. And she is pro-gun and pro-liberty.
Winsome Sears caused a stir earlier in the campaign cycle when she posed for her campaign picture with her personal AR-15. Her opponent, Hala Ayala, and the Democrat party attacked her for the picture, but she leaned into it instead of backing away from her pro-gun stance. She refused to apologize for her no-compromise stance on gun rights.
Sears was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1964. When she was six years old, her father chose to emigrate to the United States with $1.75 in his pocket to chase his American dream. He took any odd job he could in the Bronx as he continued with his education with hopes of working his way out of poverty.
Her family instilled a sense of American pride in Sears, so much so that she joined the United States Marine Corps. She served as an electrician and diesel mechanic in the Corps. Her father’s emphasis on education was passed onto Sears. She obtained B.A. in English with a minor in economics from Old Dominion University, and a master’s in organizational leadership from Regent University.
After her service to the country was complete, she felt the need to continue giving back to her adopted country. She ran a homeless shelter where she helped people in their most dire time of need. This service wasn’t enough for Sears, and she wanted to continue to give back to her community and her state.
Lieutenant governor-elect Sears has a history of breaking down walls in elections. She was the first woman of Jamaican origin to win any state seat in Virginia. In 2002, she defeated incumbent Billy Robinson (D) to win the House of Delegate seat for the 90th District.
After she chose not to seek reelection, Sears served on the Virginia Board of Education. She would take a national position when then-President George W. Bush appointed her to the U.S. Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Women Veterans. She also served as the national chair of Black Americans to Re-elect the President in 2020.
After years of service, Sears opened a plumbing, electrical, and appliance repair business in Winchester, VA. But she was drawn back into the political world when she felt a calling to run for Lieutenant Governor. Virginia was a blue state, and it would take a herculean effort to win the office, but she was convinced she could turn Virginia red.
But Sears is a Marine, and Marines improvise. She turned out the vote by standing by her beliefs. That includes the right to bear arms. Instead of walking the line on guns, she let everyone know where she stood. Over and over again, she would tell reporters that she was an “ardent supporter” of gun rights and opposed things like red flag laws.
With Sears as the Lt. Governor, Youngkin as Governor (I was promised in his campaign office that he would be the most pro-gun Governor in Virginia history, and I intend to keep him to it), Jason Miyares as Attorney General, and the House of Delegates in Republican control, we can start pushing for pro-gun bills in Virginia.
Next year, we take back the Virginia Senate!
About John Crump
John is a NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. John has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and can be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss, or at www.crumpy.com.
Liberals are deftly afraid of an educated black person.
We need more immigrants like her , congratulations to Winsome Sears on your victory . Good luck at your new job !
What a beautiful sight. A woman and her AR. A Marine and her AR. A Lieutenant Governor and her AR. Sigh.
Oh be still my beating heart 😉
The Marine, Ruben Gallego, knows about weapons of war – he fought for our freedom in Iraq: https://rubengallego.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/gallego-advocates-renew-calls-stricter-gun-control-measures Semper Fi!!!!! How do we get more of these Marines into government? How do we grow the military (maybe another $5 trillion or so) so we have more Marines to get involved in foreign adventures? Then, they can come back and fight for our freedom in the sacred halls of democracy. All we have to do is tax civilians more and then we can have more Marines who will tell the civilians what kind of firearms they can have. I mean, if… Read more »
As long as they tell me I can have whatever I want I’m on board.
But they are Marines!!!! You’re not supposed to evaluate people based on policy – haven’t you been paying attention? You can’t have whatever you want – listen to the Marines!!! Marines are good!!!!! We need more Marines!!!! More military, higher taxes, more debt, more Marines. They are qualified to be legislators and other politicians because they are Marines!!!!! If you want whatever you want join the Marines!!! If you are just a civilian, you get what they say you can have. Listen to the Marines – they will explain it to you: Auchincloss Blumenthal Gallego Lamb Moulton There are more,… Read more »
Two more marines:
Dan Sullivan (“R”, AK)
Todd Young (“R”, IN)
Both are immigration whores.
Marines!!!
Along with my conversion to a big-government-worshipping-militarist yesterday, I have also EMBRACED the use of all caps and exclamation marks!!!!
I think I’m going to start putting that interesting space between the last word in the sentence and the punction now too ! PERIOD .
Vichy Rs Dan Sullivan & Todd Young whore for “Cheap Labor”, Amnesty & 1-Way “Free Trade”, indirect anti-2A policies correlating to betrayal on direct 2A issues.
GO MARINES!!!
Deputize all veterans!!!
An armed government employee in every gun shop!!
Control prices!!
Ration sales so filthy capitalists can’t buy it all when it is priced at the “right” price.
Armed government employees pulling over disrespectful civilians and lighting them up!! Yeah!!!!
Pretty sure I know who the 4th DV is on this one. LOLibertarian, someone’s uncle.
Glad to hear you are on board !
How much more will you pay for more Marines ?
We all need to do our part to pay for more military, more military benefits, more LEOs ! PERIOD !!!
We need more Marines like Ray Epps! Semper Fidelis!!!
https://www.revolver.news/2021/10/meet-ray-epps-the-fed-protected-provocateur-who-appears-to-have-led-the-very-first-1-6-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/
Yes.
Don’t forget the Marines who are now prison guards who are guarding all the violent
paradersinsurrectionists.Life is so much easier now that I have accepted that government is good.
I’ll never forget the 5th of November.
Remember the 5th of November?
The Marine, Conor Lamb, is not only a Marine – he’s a lawyer!
Veterans who are lawyers are really smart and are on our side.
Conor loves to shoot! He just thinks we need a little more gun control and thought David Chipman was the right man to head the BATFE:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-s-gun-control-backing-atf-pick-wins-support-from-pennsylvania-democrat-eyeing-senate-run/ar-AAMcwki
The Marine, Seth Moulton, is one of the heroes of the conflict in Iraq. As a Marine, he is an expert and understands guns kill people and that the government should protect the people from guns:
https://defconnews.com/2019/08/03/seth-moulton-its-the-governments-job-to-protect-people-from-guns/
Thank you for your service, Seth!!!!!!
YEAH!!! Marines!!!! They make the best politicians!!!
Sigh.
https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/about/biography
What we need is more Marines in the legislature!
Marines have been there and done that – they know about firearms.
https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/congressman-jake-auchincloss-unveils-end-gun-violence-act
Marines!!!!!!!!
If Auchincloss didn’t fight for our freedom in the Helmand Province, who knows what could have happened. We could be run by commies who would advance more gun control.
We need more Marines!!!!!
To the author, obviously not a Marine: It’s Marine, not marine. And, it’s Corps, not corp. We are not a corporation.
Otherwise, a fine description of a fine American and her family is equally admirable; her husband als is a Marine and their two daughters reflect the qualities of their parents.
As expected, the communists are vilifying and excoriating Ms. Sears. Par for the course for patriotic minorities who choose to think, not follow the herd.
Ralph
USMC 1958-’61
Is she a member of nra ,?
Has she given her permission for the nra to high jack her pic for its own shameless self promotion?
The nra has become a criminal organization, not at all unlike Jesse Jackson’s rainbow coalition.
The nra is so impotent it has to resort to attaching its self to unaffiliated successes like a blood sucking leech..
You guys should be ashamed.
But the nra has no shame.
Panties in a bunch?
Yep.
You nra fan girls making excuses for the skunk, Li’l Wayne LA P U looting the nra, is what has allowed him to destroy the nra , and reduce the nra to shamelessly leeching on to other people’s skirts .
GO LETITIA. !
Geraldo Rivera on ‘The Five’ on Fox News actually said “why is she carrying a machine gun?”
However, even though that photo you chose to feature is controversial, she is unapologetic.
Good for her. An excellent choice for the State Senate – she gets to make a t-e-breaking vote.
Just to prove for everyone here, here is the Fox Transcript: ============================================= PIRRO (on camera): While the media is calling voters racist, what they aren’t mentioning is Republican Winsome Sears winning in Virginia’s lieutenant governor’s race. The first woman of color to win that particular office in the state’s history. All right, Jesse, I’m going to start with you. OK. I just heard that quote from Niccole Wallace. I think the real ominous thing is that critical race theory, which isn’t real, turned the suburbs 15 points to Trump insurrection endorsed Republicans. What are they talking about? WATTERS: Well, judge,… Read more »
Mark Levin asked her about the Left’s attitude, she essentially replied she was the wrong color black.
Everything that her family and she did … that is the way to revolt!
nancy polosi called Lt Col. Alan West that nigger from florida in front of naacp in comifornia they cheered, so there are lots of stupid people glad Virginia has some smart and free thinking ones
Now that there is funny.
wounder if she would join the proud boys, granted she is female not a boy but the leader of the proud boys is a black Cuban, more American than, joe the whore, and then she would be a proper white racist God these people are stupid a strong independent person IS what is needed to protect our rights would love to meet her guess I go to next rally in Va
First, congratulations Mrs. Sears. Second, prove YOU WILL enforce OUR American Constitutional laws equally to all people. God Bless!
someone needs to build her a red white and blue ar black barrel and recoil tube , lady liberty would be a good name for it
30 round mags with the Betsy Ross flag on them.
Oh and like Larry Elder, Joy Reid and Michael Eric Dyson accuses her of being a Tool of White Supremacy.
I guess ‘Oreo’ is obsolete now.
Like House …
Shove your “woman of color” nonsense up your ass, John.
What does this have to do with the NRA?
Who said the article had anything to do with the NRA? NRA was already in the picture they used for the article.
It has nothing to do with the NRA, which may be his point. OTOH, who knows what he was doing when he made this comment.
NRA is doing jack S on elections. Over $100m in member money that should’ve gone to elections went to Pepe LaPew’s vampire atty, who – per testimony – LaPew claims is the only thing keeping him out of jail.
OTOH, bite me.
I’ve seen that pic before and it never had the filthy nra logo attached to it
Notice in the bio crump recites there is NO mention of her being an nra member.
You nra groupies are so pathetic.
Go kick your cat or something
Who is an “NRA groupie”?
I did notice that the author made no mention of Sears being an NRA member, hence my response of: “Who said the article had anything to do with the NRA?” Do you know for a fact that the NRA logo was added for this article? I’m sure that the picture has been out without the NRA logo. The question is whether or not it had the NRA the logo on it when this author/website acquired it.
If she was an nra member either crump or hutchison would be stepping all over themselves to say that.
Shameless goabels wanna bees that they are.
I would like to find the non NRA pic so I can put it on my fridge door.
Never mind I removed the offending text. Copy and save. Post it everywhere.
Her Facebook page, and daily beast ,new york post, UK DAILY, for just a few , all have the original pic.
No filthy nra logo, and the original has a different background, like she is at a range maybe.
But the filthy nra definitely hijacked her pic.
It’s the first comment, get it?
The first comment???
No, it was not the first comment on the article. If it was a response to what actually was the first comment about the article, or any other comment for that matter, why didn’t he click on the “reply” link below that comment so that it would be obvious and his comment would… possibly… make more sense.
Stop pretending you don’t know exactly what I meant, Donnie.
IF you had a logical message hidden somewhere in that post you did a lousy job of getting your point across.
Donnie??? Really??? What a childish attempt at a retort. Do your parents know you are on their computer?
Don’t be a crybaby.
Reading is fundamental. Commies still control the Virginia senate.
Hopefully, but it ain’t R now so Will & Socks shouldn’t start smoking each other off just yet. But they will.