Lt. Governor Winsome Sears waves in acknowledgement to the crowd as applause and cheers rang out during Glenn Youngkin’s inauguration speech. Zach Mcknight/Womack Publishing News Service

On a chilly Saturday afternoon, there was a new change of guard in Richmond and Virginia.

Glenn Youngkin was officially sworn in as the 74th governor of Virginia in front of a raucous, sold-out crowd. Lt. Governor Winsome Sears and Attorney General Jason Miyares also assumed their new positions.

Youngkin defeated former governor Terry McAuliffe in the November election to win the governorship.

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