Looking ahead to the political landscape of 2022

There are 71 days until Glenn Youngkin is sworn in as the 74th Governor of Virginia. As of today, the Republicans will have a majority of 52 seats in the next House of Delegates and Democrats will have a small majority in the Senate. Divided government has come back to Virginia after two years of full control under Democratic leadership, affecting the political calculus for nearly everything for the next two years.

What will that mean for policies at the local level in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District? In this special edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement for paid subscribers, here are some thoughts and questions that come to my mind as I prepare to write newsletters during a new political chapter.