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Anonymous ID: 347f0e Feb. 3, 2019, 9:04 p.m. No.5022243   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2341 >>2431

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Who Is Justin Fairfax, Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor?

 

Justin E. Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, would become the only current African-American governor in the United States if Ralph Northam answers calls to resign.

 

Mr. Fairfax, a 39-year-old Democrat who presides over the State Senate as lieutenant governor, a part-time post, has built a reputation as an affable and effective politician who can speak passionately about racial divisions while also appealing to a broad base of voters.

Should Mr. Northam resign soon — and for now, he seems to have no intention of doing so — Mr. Fairfax’s ascendance could help Democrats repair some of the mounting political damage, or at least change the conversation, in time for next year’s presidential election. Joseph R. Biden Jr., the former vice president, and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont were among the potential Democratic presidential candidates who posted hopefully about the possibility of a Fairfax governorship.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/us/justin-fairfax-virginia.html