Abigail’s parents raised her to believe in service: service to country and service to others. Her father served in the U.S. Army, went to school on the G.I. Bill, and became a career law enforcement officer. Her mother spent her early years in foster care, put herself through nursing school, and worked tirelessly — late nights and weekends — to care for her patients. 

Abigail joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a Case Officer. At the CIA, she had one mission: protect and serve the United States of America. There, she worked undercover to understand the threats facing the United States, prevent terrorist attacks, counter the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and track transnational criminal organizations. 

After serving her country, Abigail joined the private sector. But after the 2016 election, she saw division in our communities — and when her representative voted to repeal the healthcare coverage of hundreds of thousands of Virginians, she decided to run for Congress. Abigail became the first Democrat elected to serve Virginia’s Seventh District in the U.S. House in more than 50 years and the first woman to ever represent the district.

In Congress, Abigail was ranked as the most bipartisan Member of Congress from Virginia. She led bipartisan efforts that were signed into law to prevent fentanyl overdoses, protect Virginia’s natural resources, and support Virginia’s Veterans. In 2022, the Washington Post editorial board said that Abigail “sponsored no-nonsense bipartisan legislation” and called her “ever independent-minded” — working to “increase federal funding for local police agencies to hire and train more officers and to empower Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs.” The Center for Effective Lawmaking ranked her as the most effective Member of Congress — in either chamber — on agriculture issues.

Jay Jones is a former Assistant Attorney General and lawmaker, a husband, and a dad to two boys running for Attorney General to fight for Virginia families and stand up to Donald Trump’s dangerous agenda. A lifelong resident of Norfolk, Jay’s call to public service was generations in the making. 

Virginia is the last state in the south to preserve the right of women to make their own healthcare decisions. I’ll fight to keep it that way. Virginians’ civil and constitutional rights are under threat like never before. As Attorney General, I will fight every day to defend them. No job is more important for Virginia’s Attorney General than ensuring the safety and well-being of our communities. That means both working closely with law enforcement and local prosecutors to ensure they have the support and resources needed to go after violent criminals and drug dealers, while leading the way in the Attorney General’s office to crack down on domestic violence and crimes against seniors and fight back against the opioid crisis.

As Attorney General, Jason Miyares has made clear that he works first and foremost for the corporate interests that have given him millions of dollars to keep him in office, because they know that he won’t hold them accountable on behalf of Virginians. It’s why Dominion Energy is his number one donor – and Miyares has not only refused to take them on when they take advantage of working people by jacking up rates, but he even used taxpayer dollars to join a lawsuit to enable them to make larger profits while polluting our communities. Whether it’s Dominion Energy or any other corporate interest – that time is at an end. When a large corporation breaks the law and unfairly makes working families pay more in the pursuit of higher profits, Virginians need an Attorney General who will fight back. 

Donald Trump is waging an unprecedented assault on Virginia communities, jobs, and even civil rights. Across the country, state Attorneys General have been stepping up to defend democracy, protect families, seniors, and the rights of their citizens, and ensure that support for our schools, health care systems, law enforcement, and so many other critical priorities remain intact.