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May 31, 2021 · Two years after two women came forward and accused him of sexual assault, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is now running to become the state's next governor. Not only does he maintain his...
The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next lieutenant governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was eligible to run for a second term, but instead unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. [1]
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Mar 25, 2021 · The incumbent lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax (D), ran for election for Governor of Virginia. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 8, 2021. Ayala won the June 8 Democratic primary with 39.1% of the vote, followed by Sam Rasoul (D) with 25.3%.
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Justin Fairfax was an assistant U.S. attorneyfor the Eastern District of Virginia. During his time as a federal prosecutor, Fairfax served as deputy of the Major Crimes & Narcotics Unit and as a member of the Human Trafficking Task Force. Fairfax obtained degrees in public policy and law from Duke University and Columbia Law School, respectively. W...
Appeals court upholds dismissal of Fairfax defamation lawsuit in relation to sexual assault allegations
1. 1.1. See also: Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2019-2020) On June 23, 2021, a federal district court upheld a lower court's dismissal of Fairfax's defamation lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting and CBS Corp. in relation to its reporting on accusations of sexual assault against Fairfax. On February 3, 2019, Big League Politics reported that Vanessa Tyson, a professor at Scripps College in California, said Fairfax sexually assaulted her in 2004, when Fairfax was a campaign s...
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. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the second African-American elected statewide in Virginia, following Douglas Wilder.
Apr 14, 2021 · At least five candidates are running in the Democratic primary, all current or former officeholders: Del. Lee Carter, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and state Sen. Jennifer McClellan. This is the largest number of Democrats running in a gubernatorial primary in Virginia’s history.
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Apr 7, 2021 · Yes, Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Justin Fairfax Just Compared Himself to Emmett Till. He blamed front-runner Terry McAuliffe for treating him like Till and George Floyd when he faced women...
