Jason Miyares
Jason Miyares | |
|---|---|
| 48th Attorney General of Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 15, 2022 | |
| Governor | Glenn Youngkin |
| Preceded by | Mark Herring |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 82nd district | |
| In office January 13, 2016 – January 12, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bill DeSteph |
| Succeeded by | Anne Ferrell Tata |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason Stuart Miyares February 11, 1976 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Page Atkinson |
| Education | James Madison University (BBA) College of William and Mary (JD) |
Jason Stuart Miyares (born February 11, 1976) is an American attorney and politician. He is the 48th and current Attorney General of Virginia since January 15, 2022. He is a Republican. Before becoming attorney general, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022.[1]
He ran as the Republican nominee for Virginia Attorney General in the 2021 election, beating then-current Attorney General Mark Herring in the November general election.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hanger Law". hangerlaw.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Republican Jason Miyares defeats two-term Democrat Mark Herring for Virginia attorney general". Yahoo. Retrieved November 3, 2021.