Jim Justice

Jim Justice fascinates me less for his politics than for his trajectory. A businessman who became West Virginia's governor and then its senator, once a billionaire and still reportedly the wealthiest member of the Senate, he had every reason to retire comfortably yet chose the grind of public office instead. That choice tells me something about ambition and identity tied to home. People will judge his record however they will, but I find the willingness to stake an already-secured life on another arena genuinely striking. Whatever one thinks of him, the man clearly does not coast.

Name (English)

Jim Justice

Name (Japanese)

ジム・ジャスティス

Reading

じむ・じゃすてぃす

Born

April 27, 1951 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

Origin

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Occupation

politician / businessperson

High school

Woodrow Wilson High School

University

University of Tennessee

• Official sitehttps://jimjusticewv.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/govjustice/
• Xhttps://x.com/WVGovernor
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Justice
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20684288

Tags

• West Virginia
• politician
• businessperson

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.