A biography for Ralph Northamhasn’t been written yet.
“I saw firsthand the impact of women's efforts inside and outside the home from watching my wonderful mother, Nancy. A nurse who trained at Hopkins, she balanced the demands of raising our family with her work at our rural hospital on the Eastern Shore.”
“I do feel very strongly about my values and principles, but at the end of day I'm open-minded and I enjoy listening to other people's agendas.”
“I've heard from too many business leaders that they are having to look outside of Virginia to find workers with the right skills sets. That's unacceptable.”
“We need to change sentencing laws that disproportionately hurt people of color.”
“Pregnancies spaced too closely together lead to increased rates of infant mortality.”
“Thanks to our geography and the structure of our economy, Virginia gets a front-row seat to the happenings in Washington. We feel the first impacts, positive or negative, of the decisions made in the White House and on Capitol Hill.”
“I like to ride my bike.”
“When I was a teenager in Accomack County, the class I most enjoyed was a vocational skills course on small engine repair.”
“As Virginia's lieutenant governor, I genuinely believe that Democrats and Republicans should be able to agree that reducing unintended pregnancies, decreasing abortion rates and improving the health of mothers and infants are important public health goals that should be carefully considered and debated.”
“People feel very strongly about the Second Amendment. Their rights. And so if we can find, agree on, for example, that we should have responsible gun ownership just like we have responsible use of automobiles. Nobody wants someone getting behind the wheel that shouldn't be there. And the same is true with guns.”
“I have a lot more to learn... The more I know, the more I can do.”
“As parents, we'll go to the ends of the earth for our kids. As soon as they're born - and during pregnancy - we hope and pray for their good health. As soon as they're born, we swaddle them, feed them, and breathe a sigh of relief when we see their little bodies breathing and crying as they should.”
“Public schools have given so much to our family - I've been proud to fight for them as a state senator and lieutenant governor.”
“During my training in pediatrics, I benefited from the talent and wisdom of women mentors.”
“After high school, I attended the Virginia Military Institute and then Eastern Virginia Medical School - both great public schools that prepared me well for my career as a physician and didn't saddle me with a load of debt.”
“When my wife Pam and I got home from our deployment overseas, we settled down in Hampton Roads. We wanted to be close to my parents and wanted our kids to enjoy the same life I had growing up on the Chesapeake Bay.”
“Machicomoco will stand in perpetuity, ensuring that we continue to learn from our past, celebrate the present, and aspire to a better future, one that celebrates the heritage of our Commonwealth and all its people.”
“It shouldn't matter the color of your skin, the country that you come from, the religion that you practice or who you love.”
“Over the years, Americans have worked hard to expand the values our nation was founded on - justice, freedom, equality - to every person, regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status.”
“The funding of rural roads is imperative if we want to continue to grow our economy and improve the overall health of our vast, rural regions in the commonwealth. As a native of the Eastern Shore, I know that a single trip down U.S. Route 13 and across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Tunnel can show us how important infrastructure is to rural Virginia.”