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Jillian Gillard Dayton (Born January 12, 1971) is the junior United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Jillian attained her BA from Harvard College having gained admission as a National Merit Student. Shortly thereafter attaining her J.D. from Harvard University, she returned to Virginia working as a Junior Prosecutor in Norfolk.
In 2013 she sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Virginia, winning a plurality of votes. When her term as Governor ended in 2018, she announced her candidacy for United States Senator and won election to the Senate in November of 2018 with a remarkable 53% of votes cast. She left office as Governor with an approval rating of 55%.
She is a candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President in 2020.