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Suzanne Youngkin

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Suzanne S. Youngkin is the First Lady of Virginia. She is married to Governor Glenn Youngkin, who took office on January 15, 2022.

In 2021, Mrs. Youngkin joined her husband on the campaign trail traversing the entirety of the Commonwealth while also leading Women for Glenn (W4G) – a coalition that grew to include more than 27,000 women across Virginia. In addition to visiting small businesses and nonprofits, the First Lady joined her husband in listening to the concerns of Virginians and promoting a lower cost of living, improved education for Virginia’s children, safe communities and unity among Virginians.

In 2020, the Governor and Mrs. Youngkin founded the Virginia Ready Initiative (VA Ready), a nonprofit organization established in response to the economic hardships created by COVID-19. The organization unites Virginia’s top businesses with VA Community Colleges to retrain and equip Virginians for careers in high-demand sectors.

Mrs. Youngkin currently serves as president of the Phos Foundation, a private, charitable foundation, and is the founder of Normandy Farm LLC, an equine training farm located in Great Falls, VA. She has served on the advisory council at Virginia Tech’s Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia, on the Board of Directors of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and on the Board of Meadowkirk at Delta Farm Retreat Center in Middleburg, Virginia.

Governor and Mrs. Youngkin, married for 27 years, have four children: Grant, Anna, John and Thomas. They are founding members of Holy Trinity Church (HTC) in McLean, Virginia.