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{{As of |2008|11}}, McDonnell is the only announced candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2009. There are three Democratic candidates also in contention to replace the sitting Governor, who cannot run for re-election under Virginia's Constitution. McDonnell announced his candidacy for the [[Virginia gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 Virginia Gubernatorial election]] at American Legion's Boy's State of Virginia 2007, making him the seventh consecutive elected Attorney General to run.
{{As of |2008|11}}, McDonnell is the only announced candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2009. There are three Democratic candidates also in contention to replace the sitting Governor, who cannot run for re-election under Virginia's Constitution. McDonnell announced his candidacy for the [[Virginia gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 Virginia Gubernatorial election]] at American Legion's Boy's State of Virginia 2007, making him the seventh consecutive elected Attorney General to run.


Republicans [[Ken Cuccinelli]], [[John Brownlee]], and [[Dave Foster (politician)|Dave Foster]] and Democrats [[John Fishwick]] and [[Steve Shannon]] have announced their intention to run to replace McDonnell as Virginia Attorney General. Cuccinelli and Shannon are members of the [[Virginia General Assembly]] and Brownlee is former US Attorney for Virginia's Western District. Foster is a member of the Arlington School Board.
Republicans [[Ken Cuccinelli]], [[John L. Brownlee | John Brownlee]], and [[Dave Foster (politician)|Dave Foster]] and Democrats [[John Fishwick]] and [[Steve Shannon]] have announced their intention to run to replace McDonnell as Virginia Attorney General. Cuccinelli and Shannon are members of the [[Virginia General Assembly]] and Brownlee is former US Attorney for Virginia's Western District. Foster is a member of the Arlington School Board.


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Revision as of 20:50, 10 December 2008

Bob McDonnell
McDonnell (right) with Jeri Kehn Thompson in 2007
Attorney General of Virginia
Assumed office
January 2006
Preceded byJudith Jagdmann
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 84th district
In office
1992–2005
Preceded byGlenn McClanan
Succeeded bySal Iaquinto
Personal details
Born (1954-06-15) June 15, 1954 (age 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMaureen Patricia Gardner
ChildrenJeanine, Caitlin, Rachel, Bobby, Sean
ResidenceVirginia Beach, Virginia
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Boston University
Regent University
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.bobmcdonnell.com
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1976–1997
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitUnited States Army Reserve (1981–1997)

Robert F. 'Bob' McDonnell (born June 15, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992–2005. He is currently the Attorney General of Virginia, and is a declared candidate for Governor of Virginia in the 2009 election.[1]

Personal life; early career

McDonnell grew up in northern Virginia. His father, John McDonnell, was a retired United States Air Force officer. His mother, Emma, worked at Mount Vernon. McDonnell graduated from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Virginia in 1972.[1][2]

He attended the University of Notre Dame on an ROTC scholarship, receiving a B.B.A. in 1976. He went on to receive a M.B.A. from Boston University in 1980, and a M.A./J.D. from Regent University in 1989.[1][2]

McDonnell served in the United States Army for twenty-one years, the last sixteen in the Army Reserve, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]

He married Maureen Patricia Gardner. They have five children. The oldest, Jeanine McDonnell, served as a U. S. Army officer in Iraq.[1][2]

Political career

House of Delegates

McDonnell was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1992, serving seven terms (14 years). He represented the 84th district in Virginia Beach. Under the 1998–2001 power-sharing arrangement between House Republicans and Democrats, he was co-chair of the Committee on the Chesapeake and its Tributaries in 2000–2001, He became chair of the Courts of Justice Committee in 2003. He also served on the Rules Committee 2000–2005, and was Assistant Majority Leader.[1][3][4]

Attorney General

In 2005, McDonnell ran for Attorney General. The first result showed him with a victory of 323 votes, out of over 1.9 million votes cast, over his opponent, Democratic state Senator Creigh Deeds. Deeds filed for a recount, which began on December 20, 2005. After preliminary figures revealed 37 more votes for McDonnell and that Deeds would not make up the difference, he conceded the next day, giving McDonnell a 360 vote margin of victory.[5]

He was inaugurated on January 14, 2006 in Williamsburg along with Governor Tim Kaine and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling.

In 2007, McDonnell "played a key role in early negotiations" on the transportation package that was the key issue of contention in the General Assembly.[6]

Governor

As of November 2008, McDonnell is the only announced candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2009. There are three Democratic candidates also in contention to replace the sitting Governor, who cannot run for re-election under Virginia's Constitution. McDonnell announced his candidacy for the 2009 Virginia Gubernatorial election at American Legion's Boy's State of Virginia 2007, making him the seventh consecutive elected Attorney General to run.

Republicans Ken Cuccinelli, John Brownlee, and Dave Foster and Democrats John Fishwick and Steve Shannon have announced their intention to run to replace McDonnell as Virginia Attorney General. Cuccinelli and Shannon are members of the Virginia General Assembly and Brownlee is former US Attorney for Virginia's Western District. Foster is a member of the Arlington School Board.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Session 2005; McDonnell, Robert F. (Bob)". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  2. ^ a b c Queen, Karen Haywood (2006). "Commonwealth Conservative; As Attorney General, Regent graduate Bob McDonnell is poised and present". Christian Leader. Regent University. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  3. ^ "Session 2003; McDonnell, Robert F. (Bob)". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  4. ^ "Session 2000; McDonnell, Robert F. (Bob)". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  5. ^ O'Neil, John (2006-11-08). "A Virginia Recount Would Not Come Soon". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  6. ^ Nuckols, Christina (2007-04-05). "General Assembly approves compromise transportation plan". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2008-11-26.

References

External links

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