by Dick Hall-Sizemore

Can you identify the following:

1. The company whose LinkedIn description is “________Company has been providing commercial and residential work on appliance repair and installation, plumbing, and electrical services for over 34 years. We give you quality work at reasonable prices, and the best service! Work is performed for businesses, private individuals, warranty companies, and in subcontractor capacity. As a female-, veteran-, and minority-owned company, we are able to help federal contractors meet their diversity requirements.”
2. The young business executive who, upon assuming co-leadership of a major national firm lamented the lack of racial and gender diversity in his industry and lauded the efforts of his firm to to address those disparities. “The second we stepped into this role, we emphasized that this approach was not only going to continue, but it was going to be one of our key priorities.”

Anwers:

1. Shenandoah Appliance Plumbing and Electric, owned by Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears https://www.linkedin.com/company/shenandoah-appliance-plumbing-&-electric/about/
2. Governor Glenn Youngkin https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/glenn-youngkin-dei-carlyle-virginia.html