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State Dels. Lashrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, and Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, and Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, are among Virginia officials endorsing U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris for president.

Harris, D-Calif., also was endorsed by Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson and Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie Morales, according to a Harris campaign statement.

“Kamala Harris is the president this country needs right now because she knows what keeps people up at night,” Aird said in the statement. “She’s running for president to provide financial security, keep our children safe, and improve everyone’s access to affordable health care.”

Harris, a former California attorney general, trails former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in national polling of Democratic voters.

“I am proud to endorse Kamala Harris’ trailblazing candidacy for president,” Herring said. “As the first African American woman from Northern Virginia ever elected to the Virginia legislature, I recognize Kamala’s historic candidacy as she picks up the baton that Shirley Chisholm carried.