and Navy veteran. Northam belongs to a predominately black Baptist church in Capeville, Virginia and serves as the vice chair of the Fort Monroe Authority, which oversees Fort Monroe, a Civil War historic site where Union General Benjamin Butler sheltered freed slaves. In his free time, Northam enjoys working on classic cars. He owns a 1953 Oldsmobile and a 1971 Chevrolet Corvette. Northam is a recreational runner and a competitor in races including the Richmond Road Runners' First Day 5k and the Monument Avenue 10K race. Electoral history Footnotes References Further reading External links Governor of Virginia official government website Ralph Northam at the Virginia Public Access Project Senator Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk) at Sunlight Richmond |- |- |- |- |- 1959 births 20th-century American physicians 21st-century American physicians 21st-century American politicians American neurologists American pediatricians Democratic Party governors of Virginia Eastern Virginia Medical School alumni Lieutenant Governors of Virginia Living people People from Nassawadox, Virginia People from Onancock, Virginia Physicians from Virginia United States Army Medical Corps officers Virginia Military Institute alumni Democratic Party Virginia state senators