Supervisor Pat Herrity Running For Lt. Governor Of Virginia

WEST SPRINGFIELD, VA – Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) announced on Friday that he was a candidate in the 2025 lieutenant governor race.

The lone Republican on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors said in a release that he sees his candidacy as a "continuation of the conservative legacy" that was established wth the elections of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsom Earle-Sears and Attorney General Jason Miyares.

“In 2021, we put Virginia on the right track by electing Governor Youngkin. In 2025, it is crucial that we continue that path by electing Winsome Sears to the Governor’s mansion, re-electing Jason Miyares as our Attorney General, and electing a strong leader to be the next Lieutenant Governor," Herrity said, in a release.

"In Richmond, I will continue to bring about the commonsense, conservative solutions that best serve our communities and our Commonwealth. I will work to lower taxes, support law enforcement, and advocate for our children. I’ll focus education resources on students and quality teachers – not on political agendas. I’ll stand up to the progressive prosecutors releasing repeat violent offenders into our neighborhoods, and I’ll penalize localities that refuse to cooperate with ICE to keep our communities safe.”

Currently, John Curran is the only other Republican running for lieutenant governor, while five Democrats have entered the race: Ghazala Hashmi, Lateef Babur, Aaron Rose, Victor Salgado and Levar Stoney. The candidates who will be on the Nov. 4 ballot will be chosen during the June 17 primary.

Herrity was first elected to the board of supervisors in November 2007. Two years later, he lost to Democrat Sharon Bulova by 1,206 votes in a special election to fill the board chair seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th).

In 2010, Herrity entered the 11th Congressional District race against Connolly, but was defeated by Keith Fimian in the Republican primary. He was also re-elected to the board of supervisors in 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023.

A graduate of West Springfield High School, Herrity is the son of long-time Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Herrity.

Ken Reid, who was State Sen. Saddam Salim's (D-Fairfax) Republican opponent in the 2023 election, told Patch he plans to support him.

"I have known Pat for over 24 years and supported his past campaigns for chairman and Congress, and worked with him when I was a County supervisor in Loudoun," he said. "I also worked with his father, too, on the Dulles Rail issue in the early 2000s. He would make an outstanding lieutenant governor and future governor."