The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor has little money, so he’s running an old-fashioned campaign that involves giving lots of interviews and meeting lots of others. Meanwhile, other candidates have largely taken their campaigns online where they don’t have to answer questions or risk awkward interactions with random voters. John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, came to the Roanoke Valley last week and did something few other candidates are w

Jim is joined on "The Final 5" by Virginia GOP lieutenant governor nominee John Reid, who lays out his case for the commonwealth's number two job, plus why his campaign took the unusual step of debating an AI avatar of his Democratic opponent, Ghazala Hashmi.

Reid puts the economy and business first, saying he wants to protect workers and employers by fighting to preserve the Right to Work. He plans to advocate for lower taxes and deregulation, focusing on boosting the economic environment. He hailed back to his own years in business as an indicator of his ability to do so.

In what became arguably the most publicized part of the race, Reid staged a fake debate between himself and an AI-version of Hashmi.

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — After sweeping the 2021 elections, Virginia Republicans are working to earn the Commonwealth’s vote this election cycle from the Hanover County courthouse. Making their pitch with support from Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), the Republican ticket — gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears , lieutenant governor candidate John Reid and attorney general candidate Jason Miyares — highlighted issues like this year’s tax rebate and curbing drug addiction

Republican John Reid, running for lieutenant governor, has quickly emerged as the voice of common sense in a state desperate for leadership that prioritizes working families over partisan agendas. 

“You’re never going to outwork me,” he said. “I’ll go wherever people are willing to listen.”

Reid, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, criticized Democrats for the amendment and blamed the party for pulling Earle-Sears off the campaign trail in the final days of the election. “[Winsome Earle-Sears] is being abused by the Democrats,” said Reid. “They know it. It is dirty. It is election interference.”

Featuring Lt. Governor Candidate John Reid and Former Virginia Board of Education Member Suparna Dutta

However, the Lieutenant Governor’s race is the tightest with Democrat Ghazala Hashmi hanging onto a 2% lead over John Reid.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Less than a week away from Election Day in Virginia, voters in Albemarle County rallied around the Republican ticket at a gathering to support gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears’ ‘Commonsense Not Nonsense’ bus tour. John Reid, the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor, 5th District Congressman John McGuire, and Sears’ husband, Terry Sears, spoke to a crowd at First Free Coffee Bar on Wednesday in a final push to keep the Governor’s M

Republican Nominee for Lieutenant Governor John Reid will be holding a Tele-Town Hall tonight with undecided voters moderated by a neutral third party: retired Washington Post Political Reporter Laura Vozzella. 

Virginia’s John Reid could become the country’s first openly gay Republican elected to statewide office. Attacks from within his party have made his sexuality an issue, he says.

CHARLOTTESVILLE ( CVILLE RIGHT NOW ) — Republican Lieutenant Governor nominee John Reid,  U.S. Representative John McGuire and Terry Sears, the husband of current Lieutenant Governor and Republican nominee for Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, were all on hand for a campaign event at First Free Coffee Bar in Albemarle County on Wednesday. The three spoke to the packed crowd inside the coffee house on a variety of issues, including the recent redistricting efforts by state Democra

John Reid, the Republican candidate running for Virginia lieutenant governor, ripped into his Democrat opponent for embracing transgender ideology.

Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. candidate Ghazala Hashmi said she doesn’t “really care” if children have access to sexually explicit materials in schools.

“It’s pretty shocking that this artificial intelligence debate is the opportunity for most Virginians to hear anything about the woman who is seeking to be Lieutenant Governor on the Democrat ticket,” Reid said. “That is shameful. It should be disqualifying.”

John Reid's campaign said the GOP candidate has tried every type of debate offer in the past

After 125 days of refusals from Senator Ghazala Hashmi to participate in a single joint forum or debate, Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate John Reid today is releasing The 2025 Virginia Lieutenant Governor "Debate" — a fully cited and sourced, one-take debate video responding directly to his opponent’s publicly stated positions.

“I was the Director of Communication at the United States Chamber of Commerce, which is the largest business federation in the world,” Reid said. “I want to use that experience to try and bring new business to Virginia, and try to bring new jobs to parts of the state where perhaps we haven’t been successful in the past.”