A little Googling shows that she was active in politics before this and campaigned on specific issues.
Trumpists don't care about facts though.
Is the headline "woman who was active in politics and campaigned on specific issues wins election in VA"? Is that why people are excited about this ? No. Why do you expect "Trumpists" to care about facts that the "Resistance" doesn't even care about?
Shua, you asked if she had any other qualifications for the job. I answered. You didn’t ask “is this why she’s getting news coverage,” because of course this is why it’s getting news coverage.