FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Susan Platt, longtime business and political leader in Virginia, announced her candidacy Tuesday for the Democratic Party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Concentrating foremost on an opportunity platform for Virginia's families, Susan Platt said: "We need more jobs and more opportunities for people" in her video announcement (watch it below).

"For 25 years, I have stood up for Virginia families," Platt said. "On the Virginia Tourism Corporation Board, I fought to improve our roads and bridges to keep our whole economy moving. In business, I helped companies prosper, creating more jobs with better wages."

In her announcement, Platt called for the creation of a new cabinet-level position to meet the needs of Virginia's children. "There's more we can do to prevent young people from turning to drugs or other desperate measures," Platt said.