Jason Miyares, Jay Jones face off in high-stakes Virginia attorney general race

RICHMOND,Va.(7News)—TheraceforVirginiaattorneygeneralremainsoneofthestate’smostcompetitive—andcontroversial—contestsontheballot. DemocratJayJones,aformerHousedelegate,ischallengingRepublicanincumbentJasonMiyaresinaraceconsideredakeypoliticalbattleground. RELATED|VirginiaAGcandidatesJayJones,JasonMiyaresclashoverviolentrhetoricindebate Joneshasfacedbacklashinrecentweeksaftertextmessagessurfacedinwhichheallegedlyencouragedviolenceagainstpoliticalopponents.Joneswasalreadyresignedfromhisseatatthattime. Duringarecentdebate,Jonesapologized,callingthem“verygravemistakes.” Jonesapologizedduringhisownopeningremarks:“Iamashamed,IamembarrassedandI’msorry.IcannottakebackwhatIsaid.ButyouhavemywordthatIwillalwaysbeaccountableformymistakes.AndyoualsohavemywordthatIwillspendeverywakingmomentfightingforyou.” “Rightnow,youmaysaythatyouaresorry.Butlookbackatwhathappened,”Miyaressai