Jason Miyares | |
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| 48th Attorney General of Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 15, 2022 | |
| Governor | Glenn Youngkin |
| Preceded by | Mark Herring |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 82nd district | |
| In office January 13, 2016 – January 12, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bill DeSteph |
| Succeeded by | Anne Ferrell Tata |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason Stuart Miyares February 11, 1976 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Page Atkinson |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | James Madison University (BBA) College of William and Mary (JD) |
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Jason Stuart Miyares (born February 11, 1976) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 48th Attorney General of Virginia since 2022. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2015, from the 82nd district in northeastern Virginia Beach, and served three terms from 2016 to 2022. He was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 2021 defeating incumbent Mark Herring. The son of a refugee, he is the first Hispanic elected statewide in Virginia.[1]
- ^ Gamboa, Suzanne. "Republican Jason Miyares makes history as Virginia's first Latino attorney general". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.