James c justice biography

American businessman and politician (born )

For persons of a similar name, see James Justice (disambiguation).

James Conley Justice II^[2] (born April 27, ) is an American businessman and politician serving since as the juniorUnited States senator from West Virginia.

A member of the Republican Party, he served from to as the 36th governor of West Virginia.

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Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth had declined to $&#;million as of ^[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 , Justice announced his candidacy for governor in the 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 aft