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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has admitted to wearing 'brown makeup' during college in 1980.
The news comes after Governor Ralph Northam faced calls to step down after a racist photo in his EVMS yearbook was released.
Herring previously said, “It is no longer possible for Gov. Northam to lead our Commonwealth and it is time for him to step down. I have spoken with Lt. Gov. Fairfax and assured him that, should he ascend to the governorship, he will have my complete support and commitment to ensuring his success and the success of our Commonwealth,” when addressing Northam’s controversy.
Herring's statement read :
Herring, a former state senator from Leesburg, is serving his second term as the commonwealth’s 47th attorney general. He was expecting to make a run for governor of Virginia in 2021.
Herring has lived most of his life in Loudoun County. After receiving bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Virginia, he graduated with honors from the University of Richmond School of Law before returning to Loudoun and establishing a successful law practice in Leesburg, according to his state government biography page.
With calls for Gov. Northam to step down, plus Lt. Gov. Fairfax and Herring facing controversy, the line of Virginia Governor Succession goes as follows: