Mark Earley
Mark Earley | |
|---|---|
| 42nd Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office January 17, 1998 – June 3, 2001 | |
| Governor | Mark Warner |
| Preceded by | Richard Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Randy Beales |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office January 13, 1988 – November 24, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | William Parker |
| Succeeded by | Randy Forbes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Lawrence Earley July 26, 1954 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cynthia Breithaupt |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
Mark Lawrence Earley (born July 26, 1954) is an American politician. As a member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Virginia State Senate (1988–1998) and then as Attorney General of Virginia from 1998 to 2001. In 2001, he resigned as Attorney General to focus his time on the 2001 campaign for Governor of Virginia. He ran to succeed James Gilmore, but lost to businessman and Democratic Party leader Mark Warner.
From 2002 to 2011, Earley was president of Prison Fellowship, a prominent Christian organization dedicated to ministry to prison inmates and their families. He is a husband and a father of six.
Controversy
As Attorney General of Virginia, Earley recused himself during the investigation against evangelist Pat Robertson by the Commonwealth of Virginia concluded that Robertson diverted his ministry's donations to a Liberian diamond-mining operation.[1][2] Robertson made a contribution of $35,000 to Earley's campaign. [3]
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