Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General also bashed Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinnelli Wednesday in Springfield.
Virginia state Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd), one of two Democrats vying for the state Attorney General seat, accused two Republican contendors as being "Cuccinelli clones," and to expect an extreme conservative ideology should one of them get elected. "Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) and state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) — they would be Cuccinelli clones," said Herring on Wednesday to about 40 members of the Greenspring Retirement Community Democratic Club in Springfield. "They think Ken Cuccinelli has done a great job. I think the only complaint they have with him is that he wasn't extreme enough." Greenspring is home to 1,800 registered voters, and since 89 percent of them voted in the last presidential election, the retirement …
Monday, February 11, 2013
State Sen. Herring, who represents part of Chantilly in the 33rd District, which includes parts of Loudoun and Fairfax counties, drew 128 votes, and 108 votes were cast for Justin Fairfax, an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
State Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd) won the straw poll Saturday for attorney general among Democratic volunteers at the Mount Vernon District Democrats Mardi Gras fundraiser at Don Beyer Volvo in Alexandria. In a matchup for lieutenant governor among the Democrats, President Obama’s former chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra won a straw poll for the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s lieutenant governor. In the straw poll for attorney general, Herring, who represents parts of Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, drew 128 votes, and 108 votes were cast for Justin Fairfax, an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria) in the Major Crimes Unit, where he prosecutes federal criminal offenses, including violent crimes…
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Virginia State Senator files paperwork Tuesday for 2013 race
Virginia state Sen. Mark Herring (D-33rd) announced in a statement Tuesday that he plans to run for Attorney General in 2013, saying “it’s time to get politics out of the Attorney General’s office and return its focus to doing what’s right for the people of Virginia." Herring, who represents parts of Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, said in the statement he's seen current Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli abuse "the powers of his office and [twist] the law to advance his personal political agenda." "It’s hurt Virginians and damaged our state’s reputation," Herring said in the statement. Cuccinelli announced his own plans late last year to run for Governor in 2013. Herring, a principal of the Leesburg law firm Herring & Turner, P.C., …
Friday, September 30, 2011
Sixteen candidates for state Senate, House attend.
Finding ways to fix the troubled Northern Virginia traffic commute, help fund K-12 classrooms and funnel more good paying jobs into the area dominated a candidate’s forum in Chantilly Thursday night. The Sully District Council of Citizens Associations hosted the forum at the Sully District Government Center for candidates in House of Delegates and Senate districts which include Sully. All candidates at the forum agreed that finding a way to reduce the area’s grievous commute, rated the worst in the country, was a top priority. “The commute, the commute, it has come to dominate our lives,” said Gerarda Culipher (R), of Oakton, who is running for a seat in the 34th Senate District against incumbent Chap Petersen (D), a Fairfax City attorney…
MIke
9:04 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
Just let me know who to donate to to prevent Herring from winning the AG . Scary to think how he would abuse and pervert the office. more ›