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Ralph Northam
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Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022
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Ralph Northam, born Ralph Shearer Northam on 13 September 1959 in Nassawadox, is an American politician, military physician, neurologist and physician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the Eastern Virginia Medical School, served in the United States Army reaching the rank of major, and worked in San Antonio, Washington, D.C. and at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
Northam held the offices of Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and Governor of Virginia, having been a candidate in the 2017 gubernatorial election. He has two children.
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Nassawadox, Virginia, USA
Ralph Shearer Northam (born September 13, 1959) 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. Northam, a member of the Democratic Party, served as the 40th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018 before winning the…
Known for
- Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom — Self (archive footage)2023
- How the Monuments Came Down — Self2021
- Divided Hearts of America — Self (archive footage)2020
- The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart — Self2020
- GerryRIGGED: Turning Democracy On Its Head — Self2016
- The Bachelorette — Self - Audience Member2003
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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Justin Fairfax
- Preceded by
- Terry McAuliffe
- Succeeded by
- Glenn Youngkin
- Governor
- Terry McAuliffe
- Born
- Ralph Shearer Northam , ( 1959-09-13 ) September 13, 1959 (age 66) , Nassawadox, Virginia , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Pamela Thomas ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 )
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute ( BS ), Eastern Virginia Medical School ( MD )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- 1984–1992
- Rank
- Major
- Unit
- Army Medical Corps
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ralph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Nassawadox
- Occupation
- military physician
- Position held
- Governor of Virginia
- Educated at
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Employer
- United States Army
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military rank
- major
- Official website
- ralphnortham.com
- Image
- Ralph Northam 2008-10-28.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Norfolk
- Residence
- Norfolk
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- date of birth
- 1959-09-13
- candidacy in election
- 2017 United States gubernatorial elections
- Commons category
- Ralph Northam
- name in native language
- Ralph Northam
- birth name
- Ralph Shearer Northam
- different from
- Ralph Norman
- P10632
- Ralph Northam
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/ralph-northam
- allegiance
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
Ralph Shearer Northam (born September 13, 1959) 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. 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.
As governor, Northam's most notable accomplishments included expanding Medicaid coverage as allowed under the Affordable Care Act, abolishing the death penalty, legalizing marijuana, and raising the minimum wage. Northam also led the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was the only governor in the United States who was a licensed doctor. An incident occurred in the 2019 Virginia political crisis, when it was revealed in early 2019 that he had appeared in blackface published in his college yearbooks. Despite the scandal and demands from black leaders to resign, Northam refused to do so and enjoyed wide popularity amongst Virginia voters through the rest of his term in office. Northam's concurrent political "rebirth" was celebrated in the mainstream media.
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