George Allen (U.S. politician)
| George Allen | |
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United States Senator from Virginia |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Robb |
| Succeeded by | Jim Webb |
| 67th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 15, 1994 – January 17, 1998 |
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| Lieutenant | Don Beyer |
| Preceded by | Douglas Wilder |
| Succeeded by | Jim Gilmore |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district |
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In office November 5, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | French Slaughter |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Bliley |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 58th district |
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In office January 12, 1983 – November 5, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | None (district created) |
| Succeeded by | Peter T. Way |
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George Felix Allen March 8, 1952 Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Patrice Rubel (1979–1983) Susan Brown (1986–present) |
| Children | Forrest Tyler Brooke |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A., J.D) |
George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The son of NFL head coach George Allen, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991, resigning after he won a special election for Virginia's 7th congressional district in November 1991. After his district was eliminated during redistricting, he declined to run for a full term in 1992, instead running for Governor of Virginia in 1993. He defeated Democratic Attorney General of Virginia Mary Sue Terry by a large margin and served as the 67th governor from 1994 to 1998.
Barred by term limits from seeking re-election to a second term in 1997, he worked in the private sector until 2000 when he ran for the United States Senate, defeating two-term Democratic incumbent Chuck Robb. Allen ran for re-election in the 2006 election, but after a close and controversial race, he was defeated by Democratic former Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb. When Webb had decided to retire, Allen ran for his old seat again in the 2012 election but was defeated again, this time by Democratic former Governor Tim Kaine. Allen now serves on the Reagan Ranch Board of Governors of Young America's Foundation, where he is a Reagan Ranch Presidential Scholar.
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