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Jim Webb
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American politician, military officer and author (born 1946)
Film & TV
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs[2] and is a retired Marine Corps officer. Webb has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2006, having initially…
Known for
- The House I Live In — Self (archive footage)2012
- Hillbilly The Real Story — Self2008
- The Colbert Report — Self2005
- The Daily Show — Self1996
- Fox News Sunday — Self1996
- Late Show with David Letterman — Self1993
- Meet the Press — Self1947
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- George Allen
- Succeeded by
- Tim Kaine
- President
- Ronald Reagan
- Born
- James Henry Webb Jr. , ( 1946-02-09 ) February 9, 1946 (age 80) , St. Joseph, Missouri , U.S.
- Party
- Republican (before 2006), Democratic (2006–present)
- Spouses
- Barbara Samorajczyk ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) Jo Ann Krukar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1981 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 ) Hong Le Webb ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 )
- Children
- 6, including 1 stepchild
- Education
- University of Southern California (attended) United States Naval Academy ( BS ) Georgetown University ( JD )
- Website
- Official website
- Branch service
- United States Marine Corps
- Years of service
- 1968–1972
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- Delta Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines
- Battles wars
- Vietnam War ( Wounded in action</span>"}]]}'>WIA )
- Awards
- Navy Cross Silver Star Bronze Star Medal (2) Purple Heart (2)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jim
- Family name
- Webb
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Joseph
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Vietnamese
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Navy Cross
- Academic degree
- Juris Doctor
- Position played
- prop
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Military rank
- captain
- Official website
- www.jameswebb.com
- Image
- James Webb, Assistant Secretary of Defense, official photo.JPEG
- Number of children
- 5
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- Virginia
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- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- social media followers
- 23218
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- end of work period
- 1972-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and is a retired Marine Corps officer. Webb has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2006, having initially been a Republican. He was the first Democratic U.S. senator to be elected in Virginia since 1994 and most recently elected who did not serve as Governor of Virginia.
Outside of working in government, Webb has also worked as a journalist, filmmaker, and author of ten books. In addition, he taught literature at the United States Naval Academy and was a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. As a member of the Democratic Party, Webb announced on November 19, 2014, that he was forming an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for President of the United States in 2016. On July 2, 2015, he announced that he would be joining the race for the Democratic nomination for president, but stepped down from running in the primaries on October 20, 2015, stating that he was "not comfortable" with many political positions from the party's leadership.
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