Ex-State Sen. Amanda Chase says she’s eligible to challenge Earle-Sears in a primary

Regardless of whether Chase makes the primary ballot, it appears Virginia is on track to elect a woman governor for the first time.
Former state senator Amanda Chase said Thursday she filed the necessary paperwork just before the 5 p.m. deadline to challenge Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears for the Republican nomination for governor. 

The Republican Party of Virginia has yet to confirm that Chase, who is no stranger to political stunts, actually received enough voter signatures to qualify for the ballot in the June 17 primary, after confirming in March that Earle-Sears had done so.