Ralph Northam was well connected within the medical community. He also figured out how to play the game, the spread the wealth game.
His campaign had lots of interesting contributions
Planned Parenthood of VA $1,996,346
Planned Parenthood Action Fund 145,625
Planned Parenthood Votes 48,285
Planned Parenthood Advocates 16,656
PP Total $2,206,912
Other notable donors:
Clinton Global Inititive $32,500
Pharma Companies. 93,550
Washington Redskins. 25,000
https://www.vpap.org/candidates/67038/top_donors/?page=1&start_year=all&end_year=all