Ralph Northam
Acting
Biography
Ralph Shearer Northam (born September 13, 1959) is an American physician and former politician who served as the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. 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 before winning the governorship against the Republican nominee Ed Gillespie in the 2017 election. Prohibited by the Virginia Constitution from running for a consecutive term, Northam left office in January 2022 and was succeeded by the Republican Glenn Youngkin.
Known For
A single bachelorette dates multiple men over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find her true love.
The Bachelorette
Examining the high stakes surrounding key issues affecting communities across America, cutting through the political noise with compelling, in-depth and unique viewpoints.
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Did Jens Soering murder his girlfriend's parents in 1985 — or was she the killer? This docuseries digs into questions that still swirl around the case.
Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom
How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond. The feature-length film-brought to life by history-makers, descendants, scholars, and activists-reveals how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century, and why they fell.
How the Monuments Came Down
An overview of the political act of gerrymandering, particularly in Virginia, highlighting its effects and repercussions.
GerryRIGGED: Turning Democracy On Its Head
Super Bowl champion and executive producer Benjamin Watson goes on a journey to discover the truth about abortion -- a subject that has been at the center of heated debates since the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973.