“Given the fact that Democrats control the Virginia Senate, Youngkin is likely to use executive action wherever possible to address topics that are controversial,” said Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor and director in the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington. “It would be a great challenge for him to get bipartisan buy-in on this policy initiative and that is why executive action is something that we are likely to see from Youngkin on this and other climate change issues.”
