Republican Glenn Youngkin was sworn in as Virginia’s 74th Governor on Saturday. Youngkin is the first Republican governor of Virginia in over 10 years.
Mr. Youngkin shocked the political establishment by defeating the far-left Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe in November as Republicans nearly swept the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.
Many Democrats still blame McAuliffe for his comments that parents should not have a say in what their children are taught in public schools.
In addition, Critical race theory and school safety were top issues for Virginia voters in November after a female high school student was raped in a girl’s bathroom by a ‘transgender’ boy wearing a skirt.
As promised during the campaign and in his victory speech, now Governor Youngkin went right to work day one signing nine Executive Orders and two Executive Directives at the Virginia State Capitol.
The actions include an executive order ending the use of inherently divisive concepts – including Critical Race Theory – in public education, an executive order affirming the rights of parents to make decisions on masks in schools, and an executive order terminating the Virginia Parole Board and requesting the Attorney General begin a full investigation of the Board’s actions.
“It’s Day One, and we are going to work just like we promised,” said Governor Youngkin.
“The important steps we are taking today begin the work of restoring excellence in education, making our communities safer, opening Virginia for business and reinvigorating job growth, and making government work for the people, and not the other way around. My Day One Game Plan also includes 59 pieces of legislation and a package of more than a dozen budget amendments I am working on with General Assembly leaders, including our efforts to double the standard deduction, eliminate the grocery tax, and end the tax on the first $40,000 in veteran retirement pay. It’s a new day in Virginia, but the work is only beginning.”
“Parents should have a say in what is taught in school,” Youngkin said during his inauguration speech to a standing ovation. “To parents, I say we respect you.”
Here is a list of the executive actions, via WFIR.
Executive Orders:
- Executive Order Number One delivers on his Day One promise to restore excellence in education by ending the use of divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory, in public education.
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number One.
- Executive Order Number Two delivers on his Day One promise to empower Virginia parents in their children’s education and upbringing by allowing parents to make decisions on whether their child wears a mask in school.
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number Two.
- Executive Order Number Three delivers on his Day One promise to restore integrity and confidence in the Parole Board of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number Three.
- Executive Order Number Four delivers on his Day One promise to investigate wrongdoing in Loudoun County.
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number Four.
- Executive Order Number Five delivers on his Day One promise to make government work for Virginians by creating the Commonwealth Chief Transformation Officer.
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number Five.
- Executive Order Number Six delivers on his Day One promise to declare Virginia open for business.
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number Six.
- Executive Order Number Seven delivers on his Day One promise to combat and prevent human trafficking and provide support to survivors.
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number Seven.
- Executive Order Number Eight delivers on his Day One promise to establish a commission to combat antisemitism.
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number Eight.
- Executive Order Number Nine delivers on his Day One promise to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
- Read the full text of Executive Order Number Nine.
- Executive Directive Number One delivers on his fulfilling his Day One promise to jumpstart our economy by cutting job killing regulations by 25 percent.
- Read the full text of Executive Directive Number One.
- Executive Directive Number Two delivers on his fulfilling his Day One promise to restore individual freedoms and personal privacy by rescinding the vaccine mandate for all state employees.
- Read the full text of Executive Directive Number Two.
Twitter was busy promoting and criticizing the new Governor’s day one actions.
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 11 executive orders following his swearing in ceremony today, including those that overturn Virginia’s mask mandate for public schools and a COVID vaccination requirement for state workers.https://t.co/giu5Ydc2my
— Axios (@axios) January 15, 2022
BREAKING: @GlennYoungkin is signing 11 executive actions on his first day in office. They include banning critical race theory, ending the statewide school mask mandate & rescinding the vax mandate for state employees @8NEWS pic.twitter.com/ToQGjUDxbB
— Jackie DeFusco (@Jackie8News) January 15, 2022
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