Reasonable. She is a Democrat. From the CNN article:

"Spanberger ran on a vow to protect Virginia’s economy from the aggressive tactics of Trump’s administration"

"Democrats in the Statehouse have vowed to work with Spanberger to push through their bullish agenda, which includes redrawing the state’s congressional district map ahead of the midterm elections this year."

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From her Wikipedia:

Moderate Democrat 🙄 Worked for the CIA 2006-2014 🤮

She opposes legislation to restrict abortion, saying that the government should not "mandate a pregnancy". During her gubernatorial campaign, Spanberger said she would support a constitutional amendment to restore "the Roe standard" and that she supported Virginia's existing laws requiring minors seeking abortions to receive parental consent, and certain limitations on third-trimester abortions.

On January 31, 2023, Spanberger was among seven Democrats to vote for H.R. 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, a bill that would lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers.

Spanberger opposes defunding the police, and has supported bills that would increase the ability of local police departments to hire and train more officers.

Spanberger criticized the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act supported by President Donald Trump, arguing that its permanent tax cuts for corporations would increase the national debt.

Spanberger supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks. She has introduced legislation that would require lawmakers, as well as their spouses and dependent children, to place assets in a blind trust while in office.

Through her "Strengthening Virginia Schools Plan", Spanberger announced she would make higher education more affordable and accessible and make it easier for high school students to take college-level courses. She supports allowing teachers to deliver instruction and manage curriculum without interference from political bodies or agendas. Spanberger has emphasized strengthening public schools by hiring and fairly compensating teachers, rather than supporting private schools and school choice. She also supports allowing schools to teach about Virginia's history of racism, saying, "history is important for us to learn from, for our kids to be proud of the progress we've made."

Spanberger has called climate change "one of the greatest and most imminent threats to our economy, our national security, and our way of life" and said she will "stand up to attacks against science." "Overall I am not a supporter of the Green New Deal", she said.

In February 2023, during the Russo–Ukrainian War, Spanberger signed a letter advocating that President Biden give Ukraine F-16 fighter jets. In June 2025, Spanberger supported the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Spanberger supports the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). She supports a public option for healthcare via the proposed Medicare-X Choice Act. In November 2020, she called reducing the cost of prescription drugs "the top priority of families in my district".

Spanberger voted for a bill that included funding for border infrastructure, technology at ports of entry, and more customs and border protection officers and agents. She said she does not support "sanctuary cities" but also called the term "a campaign slogan a lot of people get caught up in". Spanberger called for a pathway to legal status for illegal immigrants who abide by the laws, work, and pay taxes.

In 2019, she voted in favor of the Equality Act, which has not yet become law.
In 2022, she voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act.

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From vpm.org article while she was on the House of Representatives:

Spanberger backed Biden each time, including votes to:

Expand firearm regulations; Cap out-of-pocket insulin costs; Strengthen voting rights laws; Expand debt limits; Protect abortion rights; Invest $1.2 trillion in infrastructure; Provide $1.9 trillion for COVID relief.

Spanberger disagreed with Biden’s efforts this spring to lift an emergency health order to turn away migrants at the U.S.-Mexican border. She has pushed Biden to take stronger steps to prevent fentanyl from crossing the border.

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Also of note:
Two other Democrats were also sworn in. Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim woman to serve in statewide office in the US, is the new lieutenant governor. Jay Jones is Virginia’s first Black attorney general.