NEW — Jennifer Carroll Foy officially jumps into race for Virginia governor. If elected, she’d be the first female governor of the Commonwealth, and the first black female governor in the US.

Carroll Foy is considered a dynamic rising star in Virginia politics. She grew up in Petersburg ― about 30 miles south of Richmond. After the Supreme Court forced the Virginia Military Institute to start accepting female cadets in 1996, Carroll Foy received a full scholarship to attend college was part of the third class of women to graduate ever.

She became a public defender and was elected to the General Assembly in 2017.

Carroll Foy has made her mark in office by leading the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment as the chief sponsor in the state House.

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Carroll Foy is likely going to face a number of challengers for the Democratic nomination next year. Attorney General Mark Herring, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, state Sen. Jennifer McClellan and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney have all expressed interest in running.

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This crisis has forced us to reckon with a truth that's been just beneath the surface: working families don’t have what they need to thrive.

Today, I'm launching my campaign for Governor of Virginia because we need a leader who won't back down in the fight for what’s right.