The Virginia Press Association and the Virginia Local News Project have produced a voter guide in which they posed questions to candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. The questions included key issues such as the economy, housing, healthcare, education and immigration.

The Roanoke Times is a member of VPA.

Lieutenant Governor

The lieutenant governor of Virginia presides over the state Senate and is first in line to succeed the governor. The officeholder also serves on several state boards and councils. The position pays $36,321 annually, a salary set in 1998, and is officially part-time. Unlike the governor, the lieutenant governor may serve unlimited four-year terms.

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE

Ghazala Hashmi

ghazalaforvirginia.com

THE ISSUES

TIE-BREAKING VOTES

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