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Justin Fairfax
Justin Fairfax, American lawyer and politician, 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (born 1979)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2026 · April 16
Their story
Who they were
Justin Edward Fairfax was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second African American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia, after Douglas Wilder. In 2019, he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004, resulting in his departure from his law firm and calls for his resignation as lieutenant governor. He served out the remainder of his term.
Early life
Early life and career Justin Edward Fairfax was born on February 17, 1979, in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. He moved with his family from Pittsburgh to Northeast Washington, D.C. , when he was five years old. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] One of four children, Fairfax graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland , where he was senior class president. [ 3 ] Fairfax graduated from Duke University in 2000, [ 4 ] with a degree in public policy . [ 5 ]
Path and career
Career Fairfax was a briefing coordinator for Tipper Gore during the 2000 presidential campaign of Al Gore , in the campaign's Nashville, Tennessee , office. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was also a staffer for Democratic senator John Edwards of North Carolina, in his Washington office. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Fairfax during his 2013 attorney general campaign Over the summer of 2004, he joined the John Kerry presidential campaign , as a body man for Edwards, then the vice presidential candidate. [ 3 ]
Why this date
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