1. Jason Stuart Miyares was born on February 11,1976 and is an American attorney and politician serving as the 48th Attorney General of Virginia since 2022.
45 Facts About Jason Miyares
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Jason Miyares was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 2021 defeating incumbent Mark Herring.
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Jason Miyares was Chairman of the Hampton Roads Young Republicans and a founding member of the Hampton Roads Federalist Society.
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Jason Miyares later served as an assistant commonwealth's attorney in Virginia Beach.
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Jason Miyares was later campaign manager and advisor to Republican Scott Rigell in the 2010 and 2012 congressional elections.
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Jason Miyares was later a partner with the consulting firm Madison Strategies.
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Jason Miyares worked at the Virginia Beach law firm Hanger Law until his election to the office of Attorney General.
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In 2015, Jason Miyares ran for the Virginia House of Delegates' seat being vacated by Bill DeSteph, who ran successfully for the Virginia State Senate.
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Jason Miyares was the first Cuban American elected to the Virginia General Assembly.
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Jason Miyares served on three committees: General Laws, Courts of Justice, and Transportation.
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Jason Miyares served on the Virginia Board of Veterans Services and as Chairman of the Commission on Equal Opportunity for Virginians in Aspiring and Diverse Communities.
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Jason Miyares was the 2018 and 2019 "Legislator of the Year" by the College of Affordability and Public Trust and 2018 "Legislator of the Year" by the Hampton Roads Military Officers Association.
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Jason Miyares endorsed Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, and was Rubio's Virginia campaign co-chairman.
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In 2016, amid the Cuban thaw, Jason Miyares criticized Governor Terry McAuliffe's outreach to Cuba.
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In November 2018, an amendment proposal from Jason Miyares was placed into the Constitution of Virginia that allows spouses of veterans with disabilities who have died to receive a full property tax exemption on the home they live in if they choose to relocate.
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Jason Miyares authored two bills in 2019 that became law: one that allowed public colleges and universities to offer scholarships for students in foster care and another that required public colleges and universities to hold a public comment period at Board of Visitors meetings when tuition increases were proposed.
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In March 2020, Jason Miyares opposed legislation to increase the minimum wage in Virginia.
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In September 2020, Jason Miyares voted against legislation to authorize local governments to remove Confederate monuments on public property.
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In May 2021, Jason Miyares was nominated as the Republican candidate for Virginia Attorney General.
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Jason Miyares ran against Mark Herring, the incumbent Democratic attorney general, who sought a third term in the November 2021 general election.
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Jason Miyares was selected at the Virginia Republican Party's "unassembled" convention, in which party delegates cast ranked-choice ballots at polling sites across the state.
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Jason Miyares defeated three other candidates: Leslie Haley, Chuck Smith, and Jack White.
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In January 2022, Jason Miyares withdrew the Virginia AG Office's brief to the Supreme Court, submitted under his predecessor, supporting a challenge to Mississippi's abortion ban of restricting abortion to 15 weeks.
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On May 10,2023, Jason Miyares defended his decision to not join with 22 other Republican state attorneys general when they filed a lawsuit seeking to ban the abortion medication mifepristone, saying he supported the Food and Drug Administration's regulations.
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In January 2025, Jason Miyares announced a settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association that protects a student's name, image, and likeness during the recruiting process.
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Jason Miyares was joined by the Democratic Attorneys General of New York Letitia James and Washington, DC Brian Schwalb and Republican Attorneys General of Florida Ashley Moody and Tennessee Jonathan Skrmetti in suing the NCAA over its treatment of student athletes.
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In January 2022, Jason Miyares issued an advisory opinion in which he concluded that Virginia's public colleges and universities lacked the power to require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before enrolling or taking in-person classes.
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Such advisory opinions are not binding, although at least two institutions dropped their vaccine requirement after Jason Miyares issued the opinion.
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Jason Miyares himself has affirmed that Joe Biden was legitimately elected president and has condemned the attack on the United States Capitol.
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On October 10,2023, Jason Miyares sent a cease-and-desist letter to a right-wing advocacy group over their misinformation pertaining to the 2023 Virginia elections.
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Jason Miyares stated, "Misinformation in our elections will not be tolerated in Virginia," and the group conformed to the letter.
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On December 29,2023, Jason Miyares won a case that involved "false and misleading" fliers from being distributed in Virginia elections.
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In June 2024, Jason Miyares launched an elder abuse investigation center for the Greater Richmond Region, which aims to pool resources together to more effectively tackle cases of elder abuse.
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In 2022, Jason Miyares started a targeted violence intervention initiative, Operation Ceasefire, to crack down on gun violence through "rigorous prosecution and community prevention" in 13 cities.
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Jason Miyares praised his Consumer Protection team for negotiating the settlement with Virginia receiving over $1.1 billion in total opioid payouts under his team.
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On September 7,2023, Jason Miyares reached a settlement with the Town of Windsor, in Isle of Wight County, over its alleged "discriminatory, unconstitutional policing" conduct.
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In 2022, Jason Miyares was directed by the Virginia General Assembly to study retail theft.
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In June 2024, Jason Miyares announced a $1.3 million settlement, including a $600,000 fine, from the Washington Commanders over their prior "unlawful retain[ment] of security deposits" for season ticket holders.
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Jason Miyares called their business practice "simply greed" with Jason Miyares securing a larger fine than Maryland received in 2022 of $250,000 or Washington, DC in 2023 of $425,000.
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In January 2024, Loudoun County Supervisor Matt Letourneau and Jason Miyares wrote to the State Corporation Commission on their opposition to increased tolls on State Route 267.
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The proposal would increase tolls from $5.25 to $6.40 for one way trips during regular hours and $5.80 to $8.10 for one way trips during peak hours with Jason Miyares calling the proposed hikes an "unreasonable financial burden" for commuters.
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In November 2023, Jason Miyares started a "free legal clinic" for veterans.
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In March 2025, Jason Miyares led an effort to sue the Trump administration's Department of Veterans Affairs over its handling of education benefits for two veterans.
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The suit brought by Jason Miyares follows a similar one that he successfully argued for in front of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Jason Miyares is a member of the Galilee Episcopal Church and a past President of the Cape Henry Rotary, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow.