After being elected lieutenant governor, which is a part-time position, he was hired by the white-collar firm Morrison and Foerster. When Northam, who was then lieutenant governor, opted to seek the governorship in 2017, Fairfax entered the race to replace him. That would mean Fairfax would appoint a lieutenant governor to serve through the rest of the year. In addition to Wilder, Deval Patrick was elected governor of Massachusetts in 2006 and reelected in 2010. David Paterson, who was elected lieutenant governor of New York in 2006, served two years as governor after Eliot Spitzer resigned in 2008.

Source: Washington Post February 02, 2019 14:59 UTC