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If @GovernorVA Northam resigns because of the racist photo scandal, @LGJustinFairfax is next in line to take over. So, we are answering one question: WHO IS JUSTIN FAIRFAX? @wusa9 
While #Virginia has been widely known as a purple state, it has struggled to elect #blackleaders.
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin #Fairfax is only the second #AfricanAmerican to be elected to a statewide office in Virginia’s history. @wusa9
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin #Fairfax is only the second #AfricanAmerican to be elected to a statewide office in Virginia’s history. @wusa9
#Fairfax is the first African-American in nearly 30 years to hold an elected statewide seat in #Virginia.
He was sworn in as lieutenant governor in January 2018 while holding a copy of his ancestor’s #manumission papers in his pocket. @wusa9
He was sworn in as lieutenant governor in January 2018 while holding a copy of his ancestor’s #manumission papers in his pocket. @wusa9
