Jim Webb

James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and is a Marine Corps officer.

For other people named James Webb, see James Webb (disambiguation).

Jim Webb
Official Senate portrait
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byGeorge Allen
Succeeded byTim Kaine
66th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
May 1, 1987 – February 23, 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJohn Lehman
Succeeded byWilliam Ball
1st Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
In office
May 3, 1984 – April 10, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byStephen Duncan
Personal details
Born
James Henry Webb Jr.

(1946-02-09) February 9, 1946
St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (since 2006)
Other political
affiliations		Republican (before 2006)
Spouses
Barbara Samorajczyk
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(m. 1968; div. 1979)​
    Jo Ann Krukar
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    (m. 1981; div. 2004)​
      Hong Le Webb
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      (m. 2005)​
      Children6 (1 stepchild)
      EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
      Georgetown University (JD)
      Signature
      WebsiteOfficial website
      Military service
      AllegianceUnited States
      Branch/service United States Marine Corps
      Years of service1968–1972
      Rank Captain
      UnitDelta Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines
      Battles/warsVietnam War (WIA)
      Awards
      • Navy Cross
      • Silver Star
      • Bronze Star (2)
      • Purple Heart (2)

      Outside of working in government, Webb has also worked as a journalist, filmmaker, and author of ten books. In addition, he taught literature at the United States Naval Academy and was a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. As a member of the Democratic Party, Webb announced on November 19, 2014, that he was forming an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for President of the United States in 2016. On July 2, 2015, he announced that he would be joining the race for the Democratic nomination for president, but stepped down from running in the primaries on October 20, 2015, stating that he was "not comfortable" with many political positions from the party's leadership.

      In 2020, Webb was named the first distinguished fellow of University of Notre Dame's International Security Center.

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