Cameron Webb
{{Short description|American politician (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Cameron Webb
| image = Cameron Webb (2020) (cropped).png
| birth_name = Bryant Cameron Webb
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|6|21}}
| birth_place = Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| children = 2
| education = University of Virginia (BA)
Loyola University Chicago (JD)
Wake Forest University (MD)
| caption = Webb in 2020
}}
Bryant Cameron Webb (born June 21, 1983)https://www.insideelections.com/search/results/50c5d8711dd40a0edd89a41e158a7038/{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/us/politics/cameron-webb-wins-virginia.html|title=Virginia Democrats Pick Cameron Webb for a Seat They Think They Can Win Back|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 24, 2020|last1=Stevens|first1=Matt}} is an American physician, attorney, and political candidate from Virginia. Webb was the Democratic Party nominee for {{ushr|VA|5}} in the 2020 election. He served as the White House Senior Policy Advisor for COVID-19 Equity in the Biden administration.
Early life and education
Webb is a native of Spotsylvania, Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Virginia, a Doctor of Medicine from the Wake Forest School of Medicine, and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Career
Webb was a White House Fellow in 2016 and 2017. He works at the University of Virginia Health System as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health Science.{{Cite web|first=Ruth |last=Serven Smith|title=UVa doctor declares 2020 run against Riggleman|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/politics/uva-doctor-declares-2020-run-against-riggleman/article_68ca0100-5679-5c53-aa33-8836c48c6b9f.html|access-date=June 23, 2020|website=The Daily Progress|date=August 7, 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Our Team|url=https://med.virginia.edu/phs/viewpoints/team/|access-date=June 23, 2020|website=Public Health Sciences|language=en-US}}
Webb was a Democratic Party candidate for the United States House of Representatives for {{ushr|VA|5}} in the 2020 elections.{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/black-doctors-congress-candidate-virginia-hopes-change/story?id=71327189|title=There are no Black doctors in Congress. A candidate in Virginia hopes to change that.|website=ABC News|access-date=June 23, 2020}} In the Democratic primary on June 23, Webb defeated three candidates to win the nomination. He was defeated by Republican nominee Bob Good in the November general election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/cameron-webb-clinches-democratic-nomination-in-5th-congressional-district/article_e4a3619e-cdc7-5eff-ac5d-eda03067995d.html|title=Cameron Webb clinches Democratic nomination in 5th Congressional District|first=Amy |last=Friedenberger|website=Roanoke Times|date=June 23, 2020 |access-date=June 23, 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Flynn|first=Meagan|title=Republican Bob Good, a former county supervisor, beats Democrat to keep Virginia House district red|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/bob-good-virginia-5th-district/2020/11/04/f70e1468-1d50-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.html|access-date=2021-01-17|issn=0190-8286}}
On January 16, 2021, it was announced that Webb would serve as a COVID-19 Senior Policy Advisor in the incoming Biden Administration.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 16, 2021|title=Former 5th District candidate Dr. Cameron Webb named to White House COVID-19 Response Team|url=https://www.whsv.com/2021/01/16/former-5th-district-candidate-dr-cameron-webb-named-to-white-house-covid-19-response-team/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116042313/https://www.whsv.com/2021/01/16/former-5th-district-candidate-dr-cameron-webb-named-to-white-house-covid-19-response-team/ |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |access-date=2021-01-17|website=whsv.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Williamson|first=Jeff|date=2021-01-15|title=Cameron Webb tapped to join Biden administration's COVID-19 Response Team|url=https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/01/15/cameron-webb-tapped-to-join-biden-administrations-covid-19-response-team/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=WSLS|language=en}}
Personal life
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2020 {{Cite web |title=2020 November General Official Results |url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2020%20November%20General/Site/Congress.html |website=Virginia Department of Elections |access-date=December 20, 2020 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203012722/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2020%20November%20General/Site/Congress.html |url-status=dead }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Bob Good|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=210,988|percentage=52.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Cameron Webb|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=190,315|percentage=47.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=1,014|percentage=0.3}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=402,317|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
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External links
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Category:Biden administration personnel
Category:Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumni
Category:People from Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Category:University of Virginia alumni
Category:Wake Forest School of Medicine alumni
Category:Candidates in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections