Jim Justice
Jim Justice | |
|---|---|
 Justice in 2023 | |
| United States Senator-elect from West Virginia | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Succeeding | Joe Manchin |
| 36th Governor of West Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 16, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | Mitch Carmichael Craig Blair |
| Preceded by | Earl Ray Tomblin |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Morrisey (elect) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Conley Justice II[1] April 27, 1951 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 2015, 2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (2015–2017) |
| Spouse(s) |
Cathy Comer (m. 1975) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion (official)[a] |
| Education | Marshall University (BA, MBA) |
| Website | Government website |
| Nickname(s) | "Big Jim"[2] |
James Conley Justice II (born April 27, 1951) is an American coal and agriculture businessman and politician who is the United States Senator-elect from West Virginia. He is the Governor of West Virginia. He is the owner of over 50 companies, including The Greenbrier, a luxury resort. Justice is the only billionaire from the state of West Virginia.
Career
A Republican, Justice ran for Governor of West Virginia in the 2016 general election as the Democratic nominee. He won the general election and became Governor of West Virginia in 2017.[3]
On August 3, 2017, Justice announced at a Trump rally that he was switching political parties becoming a member of the Republican Party.[4]
In April 2023, Justice announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in the 2024 election, against incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Manchin.[5] He won the election in November 2024.
Health
On January 11, 2022, Justice tested positive for COVID-19 and described feeling "extremely unwell".[6] He said that his heart rate and blood pressure were high.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Justice resides in Lewisburg, West Virginia and does not live in the official residence.
References
- ↑ "State of West Viginia ex rel. James Conley Justice, II, Governor of the State of West Virginia v. Hon. Charles E. King, Jr., Judge; and G. Isaac Sponaugle, III; Case No. 19-1132".
- ↑ "Big Jim". June 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Jim Justice wins WV gubernatorial race". Retrieved November 12, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Martin, Jonathan (August 3, 2017). "West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican again". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ↑ "West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is running for Joe Manchin's Senate seat". MSN. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "West Virginia governor feels 'extremely unwell' after testing positive for Covid-19 and cancels state legislature address". CNN. January 12, 2022.
Other websites
- Governor Jim Justice official government site
- Justice for WV campaign website
- "Jim Justice" article in The West Virginia Encyclopedia
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