NORFOLK, Va. — Early voting in Virginia starts on Friday, Sept. 19, and one candidate visited Hampton Roads this week to campaign.

Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, visited Norfolk on Tuesday for a roundtable discussion on education.

Hashmi currently serves as a state senator and said her experience in Richmond makes her ready to serve in Virginia's number two role.

"We need someone who is experienced, who is capable, who has relationships across both chambers and across the aisles and across all of our state agencies," said Hashmi.

Hashmi is being challenged by John Reid. The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor said he's an outsider with experience as a businessman and broadcaster.

"You don't want people who have been kissing butt to try and climb

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