作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月23日 美国东部时间上午5:00
周二晚间，在唐纳德·特朗普总统发表国情咨文演说后，所有人的目光都将聚焦于弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格（Abigail Spanberger）——这位冉冉升起的民主党新星将通过传统的反驳演讲提升自己的全国知名度。
斯潘伯格去年才当选为该联邦州的州长，以约15个百分点的优势击败前副州长温索姆·西尔斯（Winsome Sears），结束了共和党在里士满的统治。
自那以后，她被 hailed 为代表民主党未来面貌的人物之一。
这位弗吉尼亚州民主党人很可能被选为今年民主党回应的发言人，原因是她拥有战场选区的履历——在这一年，左翼政党正努力吸引那些对特朗普感到不满的摇摆选民。
弗吉尼亚州州长斯潘伯格切断与美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）的联邦移民执法合作
（配图说明：2026年1月17日，弗吉尼亚州里士满国会大厦，弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格在就职典礼上发言。）
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斯潘伯格于2018年“蓝色浪潮”期间首次当选国会议员，以仅约2%的优势击败现任共和党众议员戴夫·布拉特（Dave Brat）。她成为首位代表该选区的女性，并自20世纪70年代以来该选区首位当选的民主党人。
尽管当年媒体的大量关注集中在极左翼“ Squad ”民主党人身上——包括纽约州众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯（Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez）、明尼苏达州众议员伊汉·奥马尔（Ilhan Omar）、密歇根州众议员拉希达·特莱布（Rashida Tlaib）、马萨诸塞州众议员阿亚娜·普雷斯利（Ayanna Pressley）以及前密苏里州众议员科里·布什（Cori Bush）——斯潘伯格却试图通过组建自己的小团体脱颖而出。
事实上，她和另外四位拥有国家安全背景的民主党女性在同年当选后，组成了一个自称“ The Badasses ”的团体。
不过，其中只有一位女性——宾夕法尼亚州众议员克里斯西·霍拉汉（Chrissy Houlahan）——目前仍在众议院任职。
斯潘伯格和前新泽西州众议员米基·谢里尔（Mikie Sherrill）去年均当选为各自州的州长。另一位成员——密歇根州参议员埃莉萨·斯洛特金（Elissa Slotkin）——则进入了国会参议院。前弗吉尼亚州众议员伊莱恩·卢里亚（Elaine Luria）则被现任共和党众议员詹·基根斯（Jen Kiggans）击败，失去了席位。
斯潘伯格本人拥有美国中央情报局（CIA）八年的资深经验。她曾在该机构的秘密行动部门工作，并在2014年离职进入私营部门时成为一名行动官员。
斯潘伯格在胜选演说中称弗吉尼亚州“选择实用主义而非党派之争”
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在2018年国会竞选期间，据《华盛顿邮报》当时的报道，共和党人抓住了斯潘伯格2002年至2003年在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市的伊斯兰沙特学院（Islamic Saudi Academy）任教的经历大做文章。
报道称：“批评者称其为‘恐怖分子高中’，因为一些学生毕业后数年后加入了基地组织。斯潘伯格在向美国邮政局和中情局披露其教学工作后，获得了两份联邦安全许可，中情局最终将她派往海外，作为打击恐怖主义的秘密特工。”
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字版的政治记者，主要报道众议院动态。此前曾在《每日邮报》和哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻担任数字记者。
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Who is Abigail Spanberger, and why did Democrats choose her for to their State of the Union response?
By Elizabeth Elkind | Fox News
Published February 23, 2026 5:00am EST
All eyes will be on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, as the rising star Democrat raises her national profile with the traditional rebuttal speech.
Spanberger was elected to lead the commonwealth just last year, ending Republican control in Richmond and defeating former Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears by roughly 15 points.
Since then, she’s been hailed as one of the faces representing the future of the Democratic Party.
The Virginia Democrat was likely chosen to lead this year’s response due to her battleground district credentials, in a year when the left is working to appeal to swing voters who are turned off by Trump.
VIRGINIA GOV. SPANBERGER CUTS TIES WITH ICE IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks during inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.(Steve Helber/AP Photo)
Spanberger was first elected to Congress during the “blue wave” of 2018 by defeating incumbent former GOP Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., by only about 2%. She became the first woman to represent the district and the first Democrat elected there since the 1970s.
And while much media attention was focused on the far-left “Squad” Democrats elected that year — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and ex-Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo. — Spanberger sought to set herself apart with a clique of her own.
Indeed, she and four other Democrat women with national security backgrounds formed a group they dubbed “The Badasses” after being elected together that same year.
SPANBERGER SAYS VIRGINIA ‘CHOSE PRAGMATISM OVER PARTISANSHIP’ IN VICTORY SPEECH
Just one of those women, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., remains in the House today, however.
Spanberger and ex-Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., were both elected governor of their respective states last year. Another, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., moved to the upper chamber of Congress. Ex-Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., lost her seat to current Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va.
Spanberger, for her part, is an eight-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). She worked with the agency’s clandestine services for a time and was an operations officer by the time she left for the private sector in 2014.
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During her 2018 congressional campaign, Republicans seized on Spanberger’s earlier time spent teaching at the Islamic Saudi Academy in Alexandria, Virginia, from 2002 to 2003, according to a Washington Post article from the time.
“Critics have dubbed it ‘Terror High’ because some students joined al-Qaeda years after graduating. Spanberger received two federal security clearances after disclosing her teaching work to the Postal Service and the CIA, which eventually sent her overseas as a covert agent fighting terrorism,” the report said.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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