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Ralph Shearer Northam (born September 13, 1959) is an American politician and physician serving as the 73rd Governor of Virginia since January 13, 2018. A pediatric neurologist by occupation, he was an officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1984 to 1992. Northam, a member of the Democratic Party, served as the 40th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018 prior to winning the governorship against Republican nominee Ed Gillespie in the 2017 election.

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Northam ceremonially signs nondiscrimination bill into law

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday ceremonially signed the bill that added sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s nondiscrimination law.

Northam signed the Virginia Values Act in April, but a signing ceremony did not take place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Virginia Values Act took effect on July 1. Thursday’s ceremony took place at Diversity Richmond. First lady Pam Northam, Attorney General Mark Herring, state Sen.

Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Equality Virginia Executive Director Vee Lamneck and Virginia Values Coalition Director James Parrish are among those who attended. “This … is an exciting day for Virginia,” said Northam. “It has been a team effort and together, together we have all come a long way.” T

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