Justin Fairfax
Justin Fairfax | |
|---|---|
Fairfax in 2020 | |
| 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 13, 2018 – January 15, 2022 | |
| Governor | Ralph Northam |
| Preceded by | Ralph Northam |
| Succeeded by | Winsome Earle-Sears |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Justin Edward Fairfax February 17, 1979 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Cerina Fairfax (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Roger Fairfax (brother) |
| Residence(s) | Annandale, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Duke University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Justin Edward Fairfax (born February 17, 1979) is 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 is the second African-American elected statewide in Virginia, following Douglas Wilder. In 2019, he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004, which he denied. In 2021, he was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia. He finished fourth in the Democratic primary with 3.54% of the vote.