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Jim Justice | |
|---|---|
 Justice in 2024 | |
| United States Senator from West Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2025 Serving with Shelley Moore Capito | |
| Preceded by | Joe Manchin |
| 36th Governor of West Virginia | |
| In office January 16, 2017 – January 13, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Mitch Carmichael Craig Blair Randy Smith |
| Preceded by | Earl Ray Tomblin |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Morrisey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Conley Justice II April 27, 1951 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 2015, 2017–present) Democratic (2015–2017) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Tennessee Marshall University (BA, MBA) |
| Website | Senate website |
| Nickname | Big Jim[1] |
James Conley Justice II[2] (born April 27, 1951) is an American coal baron and politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from West Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2017 to 2025 as the 36th governor of West Virginia. Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth had declined to $513.3 million as of 2021.[3] He inherited a coal mining business from his father that included 94 companies, including the Greenbrier, a luxury resort and National Historic Landmark in White Sulphur Springs.[4]
In 2015, Justice announced his candidacy for governor in the 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election. Although a registered Republican before running for governor, he ran as a Democrat and defeated the Republican nominee, Bill Cole. Less than seven months after taking office, Justice switched back to the Republican Party after announcing his plans at a rally with U.S. president Donald Trump in the state. In the 2020 gubernatorial race, he was reelected over Democratic challenger Ben Salango.
On April 27, 2023, Justice announced his candidacy for the 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia, running against incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin.[5] Manchin later announced that he would retire at the end of his term, leaving the seat open.[6] Justice became the Republican nominee on May 14, 2024, after defeating outgoing U.S. representative Alex Mooney in the primary. He defeated the Democratic nominee, former Wheeling mayor Glenn Elliott, in the general election, becoming the first Republican to win that seat since 1956.[7]
- ^ "Big Jim". June 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "State of West Viginia ex rel. James Conley Justice, II, Governor of the State of West Virginia v. Hon. Charles E. King, Jr., Judge; and G. Isaac Sponaugle, III; Case No. 19-1132".
- ^ "Jim Justice, II". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "A West Virginia dancer performs during the first half at the WVU Coliseum". WV MetroNews. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ Tsirkin, Julie; Bowman, Bridget (April 27, 2023). "Gov. Jim Justice announces West Virginia Senate run, kicking off heated GOP primary". Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin retiring: What will it mean for control of the Senate?". November 9, 2023. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "GOP Gov. Jim Justice battles Democrat Glenn Elliott for US Senate seat from West Virginia". AP News. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.