Kenneth Thomas "Cooch”Cuccinelli II is an American lawyer and politician who served as the senior official performing the duties of the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he also served as the Principal Deputy and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and was Attorney General of Virginia from 2010 to 2014.
The 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election took place in Virginia on November 3,2009. The incumbent governor,Democrat Tim Kaine,was not eligible to run due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution,though others in the state's executive branch were not restricted. Republican Bob McDonnell was elected as governor as part of a Republican sweep. Republican Bill Bolling was reelected as lieutenant governor,and Republican Ken Cuccinelli was elected as attorney general. The winners were inaugurated on January 16,2010,and served until January 11,2014.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:
The Virginia Attorney General election of 2005 took place on November 8,2005,to elect the Attorney General of Virginia. Jerry Kilgore,who had been elected attorney general in 2001,resigned in February 2005 to run for Governor,as is the tradition in Virginia. He was replaced by Judith Jagdmann,the Deputy Attorney General for the Civil Litigation Division,who did not run in the election.
Former Attorney General of Virginia Bob McDonnell was the Republican nominee for the 2009 gubernatorial race in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. At the Virginia State Convention on May 30,2009,he officially received the party's nomination,as Republican Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling decided against opposing him. His opponent in the general election was State Senator Creigh Deeds,a Democrat from Bath County. Although the race was close in September,McDonnell began take a commanding leads in the poll heading into election day,when he defeated his opponent by a margin of 18 points. He was inaugurated on January 16,2010,at the Virginia State Capitol.
Andrew Pickens Miller was an American attorney,politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Attorney General of Virginia from 1970 to 1977.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Webb retired instead of running for reelection to a second term,and former Democratic governor of Virginia Tim Kaine won the open seat over Republican former senator and governor George Allen. Kaine was unopposed for the Democratic nomination,and the Republicans nominated Allen through a primary on June 12,2012. Allen had previously held this seat for one term before narrowly losing reelection to Webb in 2006.
The 2013 Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the governor of Virginia. The incumbent governor,Republican Bob McDonnell,was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution. Virginia is the only state that prohibits its governor from serving immediate successive terms. This was the 5th consecutive election in which the Republican nominee was an Attorney General of Virginia.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5,2013 in New Jersey and Virginia. These elections formed part of the 2013 United States elections. Before the elections,both seats were held by Republicans. Republican incumbent Chris Christie won reelection in New Jersey,while in Virginia,Democrat Terry McAuliffe won the open seat held by term-limited Republican Bob McDonnell.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 5,2013 general election.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
The 2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. The incumbent Lieutenant Governor,Republican Bill Bolling,had originally planned to run for Governor of Virginia in the 2013 gubernatorial election,but withdrew upon the entry of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
The 2013 Republican Party of Virginia convention was the process by which the Republican Party of Virginia selected its nominees for the offices governor,lieutenant governor,and attorney general for the 2013 general election in November. The convention was held on May 17 and 18,2013,in the state capital of Richmond at the Richmond Coliseum.
Robert Christopher Sarvis is an American attorney. While attending law school,he was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the NYU Journal of Law &Liberty;he also clerked for Judge E. Grady Jolly on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition,he has been a software developer,being named by Google as a Grand Prize Winner for their Android Development challenge.
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. Incumbent Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for re-election,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms;he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021.
The 2013 Virginia Attorney General election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the Attorney General of Virginia. The incumbent Attorney General,Republican Ken Cuccinelli,did not run for re-election. He was instead his party's nominee in the 2013 gubernatorial election.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the U.S. Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine,who had been his party's unsuccessful nominee for vice president two years earlier,was re-elected to a second term in office,winning this seat by the largest margin since 1988. This was the first election since 1994 that anyone had been re-elected to this seat.
The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next lieutenant governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was eligible to run for a second term,but instead unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. On November 3,Hala Ayala conceded the race,making Republican Winsome Sears the first black woman to be elected to the lieutenant governorship of Virginia or any statewide office,as well as the first woman elected lieutenant governor in Virginia's history. Sears was also the first Jamaican-American to become a lieutenant governor.
The 2011 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election was held on November 8,2015,to elect the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henrico County,Virginia,concurrently with elections to the Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates. Incumbent Republican Commonwealth's Attorney Wade A. Kizer announced that he would be retiring from the position,making it an open contest. Republicans Matthew Geary and Bill Janis and Democrat Shannon Taylor all ran for Attorney,with Taylor beating both in the general election.
The 2009 Virginia attorney general election took place in Virginia on November 3,2009. Incumbent Attorney General Bob McDonnell was eligible for re-election,but instead opted to successfully run for Governor of Virginia. McDonnell resigned from his position in 2009 to run for governor,being succeeded by his deputy,Bill Mims.
