Abigail Spanberger
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Abigail Anne Spanberger is an American politician and former intelligence officer serving since 2026 as the 75th governor of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district.
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Abigail Anne Spanberger (née Davis, August 7, 1979) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 7th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Spanberger is a former CIA officer. Spanberger defeated Republican incumbent Dave Brat in 2018, ending the Republican Party's 36-year hold on the district. She won reelection in 2020 and…
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- Have I Got News for You — Self2024
- Inside with Jen Psaki — Self2023
- Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace — Self2017
- The Circus — Self2016
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest2015
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- Lieutenant
- Ghazala Hashmi
- Preceded by
- Glenn Youngkin
- Succeeded by
- Eugene Vindman
- Born
- Abigail Anne Davis , ( 1979-08-07 ) August 7, 1979 (age 46) , Red Bank, New Jersey , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Adam Spanberger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 )
- Education
- University of Virginia ( BA ) Purdue University ( MBA )
- Website
- Official website
- Allegiance
- United States
- Service branch
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Service years
- 2006–2014
- Rank
- Operations officer
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anne
- Family name
- Davis
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Red Bank
- Occupation
- consultant
- Position held
- Governor of Virginia
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Official website
- abigailspanberger.com
- Image
- Rep. Abigail Spanberger - 118th Congress.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- Glen Allen
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- date of birth
- 1979-08-07
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- Abigail Spanberger
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- name in native language
- Abigail Spanberger
- candidacy in election
- 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election
- birth name
- Abigail Anne Davis
- married name
- Abigail Anne Davis Spanberger
- writing language
- American English
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- Abigail Spanberger
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Encyclopedic overview
Abigail Anne Spanberger (/ˈspænbɜːrɡər/ SPAN-bur-gər; née Davis; born August 7, 1979) is an American politician and former intelligence officer serving since 2026 as the 75th governor of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district.
Spanberger was born in New Jersey and moved frequently during her childhood before her family settled in Virginia. She earned degrees from the University of Virginia and Purdue University. From 2006 to 2014, she was an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, unseating incumbent Republican Dave Brat. She was reelected in 2020 and 2022 before leaving Congress to run for governor.
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