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    Eyes On Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax To Heal Va. As Northam Resists Calls To Resign

    With Gov. Ralph Northam's, future in doubt over a racist photo on his yearbook page, many are looking to the next in line.
    by Brakkton Booker Feb 04, 2019 3 minutes
    Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D-Va), has not called for embattled Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. Should Northam step aside, Fairfax would become Virginia's second black Governor.

    Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is a lot of things Virginia's current governor is not: young, charismatic and part of a multicultural wave sweeping through the commonwealth's Democratic party.

    He could soon be called upon to lead the state, should Gov. Ralph Northam, a fellow Democrat, reverse course and adhere to the avalanche of calls – from inside and outside of Virginia — for him to resign.

    If that happens, Fairfax would only be the second African-American

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