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.
Youngkin defeated dirty Clintonite Terry McAuliffe in November as Republicans nearly swept the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.
Critical race theory and concerns about safety in schools was the top issue 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.
“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.”
Following his inauguration, Governor Youngkin immediately got to work and signed 11 executive actions.
Governor Youngkin banned divisive Critical Race Theory, mask mandates at schools, and withdrew from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
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:
- 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.
This was a pleasant surprise to many Americans.