Justin Fairfax
Justin Edward Fairfax (born February 17, 1979)[2][3] is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.[5] Justin Fairfax was presented with a copy of the manumission document by his father on the day he was sworn in as Virginia's lieutenant governor in 2018.[12] The Washington Post praised both candidates during the primary, but endorsed Fairfax, writing that he had displayed "an agile and impressive command of the issues with a prosecutor's passion for justice.In the Democratic primaries, he faced Gene Rossi, a federal prosecutor, who had trained Fairfax when they worked together in Alexandria's Eastern District federal court,[22][23] and Susan Platt, a political lobbyist and consultant, who had served as chief of staff to Joe Biden in the 1990s (Platt had also run Virginia Senator Chuck Robb's 1994 re-election campaign and Don Beyer's unsuccessful 1997 gubernatorial campaign).[25] Although early polling showed Platt in the lead,[26] Fairfax significantly outraised both of his opponents[27] and proved victorious in the primary election, carrying about 49% of the vote.[36][37] In the final days of the campaign, former Virginia governor Douglas Wilder weighed in on the flyer controversy, saying that Fairfax had not "been dealt a good hand".[43] In September 2018, Fairfax joined the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, continuing the historic practice of Virginia lieutenant governors maintaining employment while in office.Lee...I'll be thinking of this June 5, 1798, manumission document that freed my great-great-great grandfather Simon Fairfax from slavery in Virginia."[46] In early February 2019, Big League Politics[47] reported that Fairfax had been accused by Vanessa C. Tyson, an associate professor at Scripps College and fellow at Stanford University, of sexual assault at a hotel at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.[48][49] Tyson said she had suppressed memories of the event but began telling close friends about it when she saw pictures of Fairfax running for lieutenant governor in 2017.[52] Fairfax also insinuated that supporters of Northam, or someone connected with Richmond mayor Levar Stoney, a potential political rival since both were speculated as possible Democratic candidates for governor in 2021, may have been behind the allegation going public.[53][54][55] Tyson released a statement detailing her allegations, saying the encounter started as consensual kissing but ended with Fairfax forcing her to perform oral sex on him.[75] Hope backed off his plan to introduce articles of impeachment after fellow House Democrats said they were not prepared for the process, saying "additional conversations" were needed.[79] On economic issues, Fairfax supports policies such as a $15 minimum wage,[12][80] action on student loan debt,[80][81] and more job training and apprenticeships for skilled trades such as electrician, welder, and machine operator.[12][80] Fairfax supports investment in transportation and infrastructure,[12] and implementation of Governor Terry McAuliffe's Virginia Clean Power Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to combat climate change.[81] Fairfax favors additional action to combat the opioid crisis,[85] and supports the decriminalization of the possession of limited amounts of marijuana for personal use.
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