Ralph Northam

Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022 · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1959 · age 67

Ralph Shearer Northam is an American physician and former politician who served as the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A pediatric neurologist by occupation, he was an officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1984 to 1992.

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2019“My wife says, "inappropriate circumstances.”In their wordsDuring a press conference about a photo on his page in his medical school yearbook which shows a person in blackface next to someoneRead the whole statement

2018“Our history is complex in Virginia. It includes good things, and bad. But no other place on earth can claim it.”In their words13 January 2018First address by Northam as 73rd Governor of Virginia, in Richmond, Virginia.Read the whole statement

“The McAuliffe administration has been about putting the needs of the people you serve first. Those values defined my upbringing from the earliest days I can remember.”In their words13 January 2018First address by Northam as 73rd Governor of Virginia, in Richmond, Virginia.Read the whole statement

“The path to progress is marked by honest give and take among people who truly want to make life better for those around them.”In their words13 January 2018First address by Northam as 73rd Governor of Virginia, in Richmond, Virginia.Read the whole statement

“This country is once again looking to Virginia to lead the way.”In their words13 January 2018First address by Northam as 73rd Governor of Virginia, in Richmond, Virginia.Read the whole statement

2017“The news that my ancestors owned slaves disturbs and saddens me, but the topic of slavery has always bothered me.”In their wordsStatement quoted by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Ralph Northam's ancestors owned slaves. He found out only recently," 2 JuneRead the whole statement

1959Born13 September 1959

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Northam in 2008

Northam ran for lieutenant governor as Terry McAuliffe's running mate.

Northam meeting with volunteers in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 2017

Northam's 1981 VMI yearbook photograph included the nicknames "Goose" and "Coonman"

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I was blessed to grow up on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, and to call it my home. As a kid I spent hours behind our house, crabbing and fishing on the Chesapeake Bay.
13 January 2018 · First address by Northam as 73rd Governor of Virginia, in Richmond, Virginia., Own words

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A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 40th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018 before winning the governorship against the Republican nominee Ed Gillespie in the 2017 election. Prohibited by the Virginia Constitution from running for a consecutive term, Northam left office in January 2022 and was succeeded by Republican Glenn Youngkin.

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