Mark Warner

Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Friday that they are throwing their support toward making the District of Columbia the 51st state, overcoming years of concerns about the possibility of a commuter tax that critics worry…

Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) has agreed to support D.C. statehood, leaving House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) as the only Democratic federal lawmaker in the region who does not want to see the District become the 51st state.

Senator Mark Warner of Virginia will be co-sponsoring D.C. statehood legislation in the Senate, which would grant the 702,000 residents who neighbor his state full representation on Capitol Hill. The bill is expected to be introduced…