Jim Justice

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Jim Justice (2016)

James Conley "Jim" Justice (born April 27, 1951 in Raleigh County , West Virginia ) is an American businessman and politician of the Republican Party and since 2017 governor of West Virginia.

Life

His parents were James Conley Justice and Edna Ruth Perry Justice. Justice studied economics at Marshall University . After his father's death, he became president of Bluestone Industries and Bluestone Coal Corporation .

In 2009, he acquired the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulfur Springs , Greenbrier County .

Justice was a member of the Republican Party until 2015 , after which he switched to the Democratic Party as a member. As the successor to Earl Ray Tomblin , he won the gubernatorial election in West Virginia against the Republican opponent Bill Cole on November 8, 2016. He took up his new office on January 16, 2017. On August 3, 2017, he switched back to the Republican Party.

Justice is married with two children and lives in Lewisburg .

What is striking about him is his above-average height of two meters.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charleston Gatzette Mail: Jim Justice wins WV gubernatorial race ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wvgazettemail.com
  2. ^ The Wallstreet Journal: Jim Justice, West Virginia Billionaire, Launches Campaign for Governor
  3. ↑ West Virginia Businessman Buys The Greenbrier. The State Journal, Charleston, WV, May 7, 2009, accessed March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Charleston Gatzette Mail: Jim Justice wins WV gubernatorial race ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wvgazettemail.com
  5. ^ Fox News: West Virginia's Democratic governor to announce party change at Trump rally. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017 .
  6. ↑ James C. Justice II, West Virginia's Gentle Giant: Successful Meetings . Retrieved May 14, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Justice, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Justice, James Conley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Raleigh County , West Virginia