Abigail Spanberger
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Abigail Anne Spanberger is an American politician and former intelligence officer serving since 2026 as the 75th governor of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1979 births, 21st-century American women politicians and 21st-century United States representatives.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Ghazala Hashmi
- Preceded by
- Glenn Youngkin
- Succeeded by
- Eugene Vindman
- Born
- Abigail Anne Davis , ( 1979-08-07 ) August 7, 1979 (age 46) , Red Bank, New Jersey , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Adam Spanberger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 )
- Education
- University of Virginia ( BA ) Purdue University ( MBA )
- Website
- Official website
- Allegiance
- United States
- Service branch
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Service years
- 2006–2014
- Rank
- Operations officer
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- abigailspanberger.com
- Image
- Rep. Abigail Spanberger - 118th Congress.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- date of birth
- 1979-08-07
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- Abigail Spanberger
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- name in native language
- Abigail Spanberger
- birth name
- Abigail Anne Davis
- married name
- Abigail Anne Davis Spanberger
- Commons Creator page
- Abigail Spanberger
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Encyclopedic overview
Abigail Anne Spanberger (/ˈspænbɜːrɡər/ SPAN-bur-gər; née Davis; born August 7, 1979) is an American politician and former intelligence officer serving since 2026 as the 75th governor of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district.
Spanberger was born in New Jersey and moved frequently during her childhood before her family settled in Virginia. She earned degrees from the University of Virginia and Purdue University. From 2006 to 2014, she was an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, unseating incumbent Republican Dave Brat. She was reelected in 2020 and 2022 before leaving Congress to run for governor.
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