
Ralph Northam
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

TV
The Bachelorette
Self - Audience Member
2003

TV
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Self
2020

TV
Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom
Self (archive footage)
2023

Film
How the Monuments Came Down
Self
2021

Film
GerryRIGGED: Turning Democracy On Its Head
Self
2016

Film
Divided Hearts of America
Self (archive footage)
2020
Filmography
2023TVTill Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysomas Self (archive footage)2021FilmHow the Monuments Came Downas Self2020TVThe Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehartas Self2020FilmDivided Hearts of Americaas Self (archive footage)2016FilmGerryRIGGED: Turning Democracy On Its Headas Self2003TVThe Bacheloretteas Self - Audience Member