Both candidates have ties to Lexington, with Republican Ed Gillespie having spoken at Mock Convention in 2016 and Democrat Ralph Northam having graduated from VMI in 1981
After weeks of campaigning, Washington and Lee’s Executive Committee and Student Judicial Committee representatives for the Class of 2020 have been elected. On Sept. 30, Grace Smith of Tampa, Fla., was named the newest member of the EC and Daniel Clark of Brookhaven, Miss., was selected for the SJC. The Ring-tum Phi sat down with each of the elected officers to find out more about their upcoming plans.