“I grew up on the Eastern Shore during desegregation. A lot of white parents chose to send their kids to private schools rather than integrate - but not mine. My brother and I both attended and graduated from public schools. It's one of the best things that happened to me.”

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About Ralph Northam

American physician and former politician

Ralph Northam is an American physician and former politician who served as governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. Born in 1959, he is a pediatric neurologist and a member of the Democratic Party. He also served as Virginia’s lieutenant governor before winning the governorship in 2017. Northam spent eight years as an officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, from 1984 to 1992. He is known for combining a medical career with public service in Virginia, first as lieutenant governor and then as governor, leaving office in January 2022 after serving a single term.

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