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James Conley Justice II [2] (born April 27, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who is a United States senator-elect from West Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth had declined to $513.3 million as of 2021. [3]
The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of ...
Incumbent Republican Jim Justice was term-limited and was unable to seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office; he instead ran for the U.S. Senate. [ 2 ] First elected in 2016 as a Democrat by 6.8 percentage points, Justice switched parties in August 2017 and won re-election in 2020 as a Republican by 33.3 percentage points.
Babydog Justice [2] [3] is an English bulldog owned by Jim Justice, current Governor of West Virginia and Senator-elect. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Described by the Washington Post as a "fixture in West Virginia politics", she is known for regularly accompanying Justice at public engagements.
Democratic nominee Jim Justice, a coal and agriculture businessman, won the open seat with a plurality of the vote, defeating Republican state senator Bill Cole and former state senator Charlotte Pritt, who ran as a member of the Mountain Party. As of 2024, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of West Virginia.
Democratic Wheeling mayor Glenn Elliott and Republican Governor Jim Justice were seeking their first term in office. Justice will succeed independent incumbent Joe Manchin, who did not seek a third full term. [1] Manchin, a Democrat until his final year in the senate, announced he would not run for re-election shortly before switching to ...
Incumbent Governor Jim Justice announced his 2020 re-election campaign on January 7, 2019. [1] Justice was elected in 2016 as a Democrat, but later switched back to the Republican Party at a campaign rally with Donald Trump. [2] Justice won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic Kanawha County commissioner Ben Salango
Jim Justice: Republican [note 3] April 27, 1951 (age 73) No prior public experience January 16, 2017: 2025 (term limits) [74] Wisconsin Tony Evers: Democratic November 5, 1951 (age 73) State Superintendent of Public Instruction: January 7, 2019: 2027 [75] Wyoming Mark Gordon: Republican March 14, 1957 (age 67)