Austin Davis of Pennsylvania was elevated to be the party committee’s chair.
After Democrats did not see success results in November’s election, the lieutenant governors are looking ahead. On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis was elected to lead the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association.
Davis said, “We’re still developing the strategy. We look to make sure that we have the best possible candidate in every race. And while we don’t currently have plans to get involved in the LG primary, we’re not afraid to if situational circumstances demand it.”
Over the next two years, there are set to be over two dozen lieutenant governors elected across the United States.
Virginia has become a key state for Davis and the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association. Republicans swept the state’s top offices three years ago. Democrat state Senators Ghazala Hashmi and Aaron Rouse have expressed interest in the position of lieutenant governor in Virginia. Babur Lateef, chair of Prince William County School Board, and Levar Stoney, mayor of Richmond, have also expressed interest.
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears currently holds the position in Virginia and is running to replace Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin. The Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association is predominantly composed of women or people of color. Davis believes it to be a strength of the organization.
Davis said, “I’m the son of a union bus driver and a hairdresser who’s also Black and Pennsylvania’s first Black lieutenant governor. But when I think of Kim Driscoll [of Massachusetts] who will be our vice chair, she’s the wife of a bricklayer. And Sara Rodriguez is a nurse from Wisconsin,” Davis said. “I think we need to have more elected officials who have actual real lived experiences that are similar to everyday Americans.”
