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Ralph Northam's Biography

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Full Name:

Ralph S. Northam

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Pam; 2 Children: Wes, Aubrey

Birth Date:

09/13/1959

Birth Place:

Nassawaddox, VA

Home City:

Onancock, VA

Religion:

Baptist

BS, Virginia Military Institute

MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1984

Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2018-2022

Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2014-2018

Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, 2008-2014

Member, Governor's Climate Change and Resiliency Update Commission, present

Chair, The Governor's Task Force on Improving Mental Health Services and Crisis Response, present

Member, Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission, present

Member, The Governor's Children's Cabinet

Pediatric Neurologist, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, 1992-present

Founder, Children's Specialty Group, present

Assistant Professor, Neurology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, present

Pediatric Resident, Brooke Army Medical Center

Medical Director, Edmarc Hospice for Children

Major, United States Army, Germany

Child Neurology Fellow, Walter Reed Army Medical Center/Johns Hopkins Hospital

Member/Medical Director, Board of Directors, Edmarc Hospice for Children, present

Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, present

Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Tourism Authority, present

Member, Board of Trustees, The Center for Rural Virginia, present

Member, Board of Trustees, The Jamestown Yorktown Foundation, present

Chair, Commonwealth Council on Childhood Success, present

Member, Fort Monroe Authority, present

Member, The Council on Virginia's Future, present

Member, The Virginia Military Advisory Council, present

Vice Chair, Virginia Secure Commonwealth Panel, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmans Caucus Foundation

Member, Mortality and Morbidity Committee, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters

Member, Pharmacy Committee, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters

Favorite Book:

To Kill a Mockingbird
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Favorite Movie:

The Perfect Storm

Favorite TV Shows:

Fixer Upper, Jeopardy, Nature, PBS Newshour

Favorite Type of Music:

Country western, Otis Redding, Jackson Browne

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Fishing, running, kayaking, biking

Pets (include names):

Dog and Cat: Murphy & Odysseus

Spouse's Occupation:

Community Outreach Coordinator at Lynnhaven River NOW

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