Jason Miyares ('98)
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (’98) will be the featured speaker for winter commencement Dec. 14 at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
In November 2021, Jason Miyares was elected the 48th Attorney General of Virginia. A product of Virginia public schools, Jason graduated with a Bachelor's in Business Administration from James Madison University and a Juris Doctorate from the College of William and Mary School of Law.
As Attorney General, Miyares has been focused on improving public safety, strengthening economic growth, combatting the deadly impact of opioids and fentanyl, and protecting Virginians from corporate misconduct. Jason Miyares is the first Hispanic American to be elected to a statewide office in Virginia, and the first child of an immigrant to be Attorney General.
In 1995, AG Miyares was recognized with the JMU Emerging Leader Award along with the Philip Wade Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund.
MSC 1602
1017 Harrison Street
Room Ste. 4
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
