Spanberger highlights law enforcement experience in Virginia gov race ad

FormerRep.AbigailSpanberger’s(D-Va.)gubernatorialcampaignlaunchedanewadonTuesdayhighlightingherbackgroundinlawenforcement. The30-secondad,whichisnarratedbySpanberger’sfather,MartinDavis,willbebroadcastintheRichmondandNorfolkmediamarketsandstatewideondigitalplatforms.TheHillwasthefirstoutlettoviewthead. DavisnotesSpanberger’sbackgroundworkingasafederalagentinvestigatingchildpredators,narcoticscasesandarrestingdrugdealers,aswellasherrecordasaCIAofficerworkingoncounterterrorismcases. “ServiceissomethingIwasalwaystalkingabout,”Davis,whoisacareerlawenforcementofficerandArmyveteran,saysinthead.“AndIguessAbigailwaslistening,andthat’showIknowshe’llmakeagreatgovernor.” SpanbergerisseekingtoflipVirginia’sgovernor’smansioninthefallinaracethatthenonpartisanCookPoliticalReporthasratedas“leanDemocratic.”ShewillfaceoffagainstLt.Gov.WinsomeEarle-Sears(R)inNovember. ARoanokeCollegesurveyreleasedinMayshowedSp