James C. Justice
Republican · WV · U.S. Senate
Bio
James Conley Justice II is an American politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from West Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2017 to 2025 as the 36th governor of West Virginia. Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth was estimated at $664.2 million in 2025, making him the richest U.S. senator as of that year. He inherited a coal mining business from his father that included 94 companies. He and his family own the Greenbrier, a luxury resort and National Historic Landmark in White Sulphur Springs.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 1.6 years
- First took office
- 2025 (1 terms)
- Seniority
- 96 of 100 by time served
- Age
- 75
- Senate class
- 1 · junior senator
- Charleston, WV · 304-342-5855
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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Caucuses & committees
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Committees
- Senate Special Committee on Agingcenter · 13 members
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestrycenter · 23 members
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resourcescenter · 20 members
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurshipcenter · 19 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
The Senate GOP’s summer hot seat: Pro forma sessionsSen. Jim Justice is being branded in corners of the internet as a “traitor” intent on “BLOCKING the America First Agenda.” The West Virginia Republican’s sin? A brief appearance he made on Capitol Hill Monday afternoon, according to a wave of online conserva…
Biztoc.com · August 19, 2026
Justices complete half-billion dollar joint venture on The GreenbrierSenator Jim Justice and his family announced the completion of a new, $500 million joint venture with the New York financial firm Kennedy Lewis Investment Management and put to rest, at least for now, a long saga of debt related to the hotel. The Justice fami…
Biztoc.com · August 14, 2026
'It's unbelievable': GOP senators lose patience as senator's absence ties agenda in knotsGOP senators sounded off on Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) extended absence and suggested a rule change to claw back leverage, according to a new report from NOTUS.In a Thursday article, GOP senators discussed the key votes they're losing in Senate committees …
Raw Story · July 23, 2026
Trump's marquee bill backfires on red state as food stamps obliterated for 14KDELBARTON, WV — On 10 days each month, Lilly Hall reports to Delbarton Town Hall for an 8-hour workday, doing whatever town officials ask. On a given day, she organizes files, takes out the trash or keeps the town’s restrooms stocked with toilet paper and pap…
Raw Story · July 6, 2026
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