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- Rep. John McGuire (R-Va.) voted against the 2024 bill raising Virginia’s marriage age to 18.
- He was the only state Senate member to oppose the measure.
- Forty-two Republican Delegates also voted no on the bill.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin signed the bill, placing Virginia among 16 states that outlaw child marriage.
- Previously Virginia law allowed 16-year-olds to marry if legally emancipated.