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Outgoing Richmond-area U.S. Rep. Dave Brat has a new job in higher education.

Brat on Wednesday was announced as dean of Liberty University’s School of Business in Lynchburg.

He assumed the position the same day.

“They’re doing a phenomenal job preparing students for business and I wanted to be a part of that and give students the best possible business preparation to meet the markets in front of them as they go off for their careers, all in a Christian environment,” he said in a phone interview Wednesday.“It’s just a great fit.”

Brat, an ally of President Donald Trump, as is Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr., lost his re-election bid in November to Abigail Spanberger, flipping Virginia’s 7th District from Republican to Democratic. Trump endorsed Brat in the race.

Democrats flipped three Virginia U.S. House seats in the November election as their party took the majority in the House of Representatives.

Spanberger will be sworn in as a member of Congress on Thursday, the day after her former opponent took his new job.