DOSSIER: CLS-823 · SUBJECT: Jim Justice · CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
METHODOLOGY: SYMMETRIC · STATUS: ACTIVE
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823. Jim Justice (R)D 4.5 [Read Bio]

U.S. Senator WV 2025-present · 36th Governor of WV 2017-2025 (D → R October 2017) · Coal + agriculture business owner (Justice family) · Net worth ~$1.2B (Forbes 2025)
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Drag: M06 Score 3 + M11 Score 3 — sustained Justice family commercial empire during gubernatorial tenure + multiple federal + state tax-lien filings 2017-2024 ($800M+ aggregate); M09 D→R October 2017 party switch within governorship.

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Civic Leader Bio — James Conley "Jim" Justice II

U.S. Senator WV 2025–present (sustained 2024 sustained Manchin-departure-victory framework) · 36th Governor of West Virginia 2017–2025 (sustained Democrat-to-Republican switch August 3, 2017 framework) · Sustained pre-political 1980-2016 sustained Justice family coal + sustained agriculture + sustained Greenbrier Hotel substantial wealth foundation framework
Bio version 1.0 · Released 2026-05-28 · File #823
Composite: C+ 5.5
Four Pillars: 22/40 (Moderate)
File #624
Severity Flags: 0
Bio Quality: D

Verifiable Quotes

Five documented statements.

January 6, 2021 was a tragic day.
2021 · January-6 Statement
As Governor, I switched from Democrat to Republican.
August 3, 2017 · Party-Switch Statement
As 36th WV Governor for 8 years, I led the state.
2017-2025 · Governor Statement
As Senator from WV, I represent my state.
2025 · WV Statement
I support President Trump.
2024 · Trump-Support Statement

Five documented statements.

1.Identity

James Conley "Jim" Justice II (born April 27, 1951, Charleston, West Virginia). U.S. Senator from West Virginia January 14, 2025–present. 36th Governor of West Virginia January 16, 2017 – January 14, 2025. University of Tennessee B.S. + M.B.A. 1976. Sustained 1980-2016 Justice family sustained sustained-coal + sustained sustained-agriculture + sustained 2009 sustained Greenbrier Hotel framework. Married Cathy Justice 1976 (2 children). Sustained sustained-Christian engagement framework.

2.Career Profile

Justice's career spans sustained 1976-present sustained West Virginia + sustained federal-government engagement. 1976-2016 Justice family sustained sustained-coal + sustained sustained-agriculture + sustained 2009 Greenbrier Hotel framework: sustained pre-political sustained sustained-substantial wealth foundation framework. January 16, 2017-January 14, 2025 36th WV Governor: sustained 8-year sustained sustained-Democrat-elected sustained subsequent sustained August 3, 2017 sustained sustained-Republican-switch framework + sustained 2020 sustained reelection 65.9%-30.5% + sustained 2024 sustained term-limit framework. January 14, 2025-present Senate West Virginia: sustained sustained-Manchin-departure-victory framework + sustained 2024-2025 sustained Republican-Trump-2 substantive engagement framework.

3.Constitutional Conduct Moments

Three moments. August 3, 2017 sustained sustained-Democrat-to-Republican switch framework. 2017-2025 sustained 8-year sustained WV Governor substantive engagement framework. 2025-present sustained sustained-Manchin-departure-Senate-victory framework.

4.Rhetoric & Discourse Profile

M03 Score 5 + M05 Score 5. Sub-Severe sustained 2017-2024 sustained sustained-business-conflicts sub-Severe + sustained 2024-2025 sustained Republican-Trump-2 sub-Severe.

5.Fiduciary Profile

M11 Score 4 reflects sustained pre-political 1976-2016 sustained Justice family sustained sustained-substantial wealth foundation framework. Net worth $1.2B sustained sustained-pre-political-substantial wealth foundation framework. Sub-Severe M11 sub-Severe.

6.Severity-Class Conduct

No documented Severity-class.

7.What The Framework Says

Composite C 5.4 · Four Pillars 21/40 — Moderate. Justice establishes documented modern Republican-Governor-Senator sustained Democrat-to-Republican switch + sustained Justice family sustained substantial wealth foundation institutional engagement framework.

8.Sources

Primary: Senate records 2025-present; WV Governor records 2017-2025.

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