Opinion of Linwood Holton

[Houstonian Sock]

RIP

[GregTheGreat657]

FF and free thinker

[😥]

Massive FF. RIP

[fluffypanther19]

Massive FF. RIP

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Massive FF. RIP

[CumbrianLefty]

Hope you don't mind me asking - who?

[Houstonian Sock]

Hope you don't mind me asking - who?

Governor of Virginia in the 70s... he died very recently

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linwood_Holton

[VAR]

Hope you don't mind me asking - who?

Former Republican governor of Virginia (elected in an upset on the backs of Black voters) whose staunch support for civil rights was met with opposition from conservative Virginia Democrats. He's well-respected for his efforts which include appointing Black people to significant positions, passing fair housing legislation, and demonstrating change by sending his children to majority Black schools in Richmond. There's a picture of him taking his daughter to her majority Black high school that garnered much publicity all over the country.

He was also the archetypal liberal Republican of a bygone era in many respects, so around the time he left office the increasingly conservative VAGOP didn't really take kindly to his beliefs. I think he had backed a number of Democrats since then.

To answer the question; FF of course, RIP.

[Calthrina950]

Hope you don't mind me asking - who?

Former Republican governor of Virginia (elected in an upset on the backs of Black voters) whose staunch support for civil rights was met with opposition from conservative Virginia Democrats. He's well-respected for his efforts which include appointing Black people to significant positions, passing fair housing legislation, and demonstrating change by sending his children to majority Black schools in Richmond. There's a picture of him taking his daughter to her majority Black high school that garnered much publicity all over the country.

He was also the archetypal liberal Republican of a bygone era in many respects, so around the time he left office the increasingly conservative VAGOP didn't really take kindly to his beliefs. I think he had backed a number of Democrats since then.

To answer the question; FF of course, RIP.

And he was Tim Kaine's father-in-law.