Aug 26, 2021 · Published: Aug. 26, 2021 at 1:15 PM PDT. ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - “No corner of the state has been immune to the opioid epidemic,” said Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring as he sat down with ...
Sep 02, 2020 · Mark Herring forgoes a run for governor in 2021, but will seek to become the longest-serving attorney general of Virginia since the 1940s.
Feb 19, 2021 · RICHMOND (February 19, 2021) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring today joined a multistate coalition urging the adoption of U.S. House and Senate resolutions that call for the cancellation of up to $50,000 in federal student debt owed by each and every federal student loan borrower nationwide.
Dominion Energy has given $134,500 to Herring for his runs for state Senate and attorney general, according to the nonpartisan Virginia Public …
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2021 Virginia Attorney General electionNomineeJason MiyaresMark HerringPartyRepublicanDemocraticPopular vote1,647,1001,620,564Percentage50.4%49.6%1 more row
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He served in elected office on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2003, and was the town attorney for Lovettsville, Virginia, from 1992 to 1999.
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Mark Herring was raised by a single mother in Loudoun County, Virginia. She instilled in him that when you see a problem in your community, you have an obligation to try and fix it. He worked construction and other jobs in order to help pay for college.
Attorney General Mark R. Herring is working every day to promote safe, successful communities in every corner of the Commonwealth, where justice, equality, and opportunity are guaranteed for all Virginians.
Attorney General Mark R. Herring recognizes that nothing is more important than the safety of our children. That’s why he has made Virginia a national leader in the use of innovative technology to protect children.
Attorney General Herring has stood up to the gun lobby and a legislature that is beholden to it. He has built a record of combating gun violence and has taken strong stands in favor of common sense gun safety measures.
Mark Rankin Herring (born September 25, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 47th Attorney General of Virginia. A Democrat, he previously served in the Senate of Virginia since a 2006 special election, representing the 33rd district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
Herring defeated Justin Fairfax in the Democratic primary in June 11, 2013, winning narrowly by a margin of 52% to 48%. He faced Republican Mark Obenshain in the general election. On the night of the election, Obenshain held a 1,200-vote lead over Herring.
Gerrymandering case. In 2019, Mark Herring and the Democratic Party won their case against gerrymandering in Virginia elections when the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the Virginia House GOP's appeal.
2017. Main article: 2017 Virginia Attorney General election. Herring faced no opposition in the Democratic primary and won his party's endorsement for re-election. He defeated Republican opponent John Donley Adams and won re-election.
On July 28, 2014, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2–1 opinion upholding the lower court's decision. This was appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, which denied a writ of certiorari, letting the Fourth Circuit Court's decision stand and legalizing same-sex marriage in Virginia.
A few days after the controversy began over a blackface picture appearing on Ralph Northam 's page in a 1984 medical school yearbook in the context of the 2019 Virginia political crisis, Herring admitted to an incident in which he also wore blackface:
Mark Rankin Herring (born September 25, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th Attorney General of Virginia from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat, he previously served in the Senate of Virginia since a 2006 special election, representing the 33rd district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudouncounties. In 2021, Herring narrowly lost re-election for a third term to Republic…
Herring was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, and moved to Leesburg, Virginia at the age of 12. Raised by a single mother, he graduated from Loudoun Valley High School in 1979 and worked in construction and many other jobs to pay for college. He eventually obtained a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in foreign affairs and economics at the University of Virginia. He also obtained a Master of Arts in foreign affairs from UVA. He later obtained a J.D. from the University of Richmond School o…
He served in elected office on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2003, and was the town attorney for Lovettsville, Virginia, from 1992 to 1999.
Herring was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a special election triggered by Republican Bill Mims' appointment as chief deputy attorney general of Virginia. He was re-elected to a full term in the 2007 election, and re-elected again in 2011.
On July 24, 2012, he announced that he would run for the office of Attorney General of Virginia, in the 2013 elections. On April 2, 2013, The Democratic Party of Virginia certified that Herring's name would appear on the June primary ballot. Herring defeated Justin Fairfax in the Democratic primary in June 11, 2013, winning narrowly by a margin of 52% to 48%.
Herring and his wife Laura live in Leesburg, Virginia. They have two adult children, daughter Peyton and son Tim.