Jerry W. Kilgore
| Jerry Kilgore | |
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| 42nd Attorney General of Virginia | |
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In office January 12, 2002 – February 1, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Randolph A. Beales |
| Succeeded by | Judith Jagdmann |
| 9th Virginia Secretary of Public Safety | |
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In office January 15, 1994 – January 17, 1998 |
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| Governor | George Allen |
| Preceded by | O. Randolph Rollins |
| Succeeded by | Gary K. Aronhalt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jerry Walter Kilgore August 23, 1961 Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Clinch Valley College College of William & Mary |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist |
Jerry Walter Kilgore (born August 23, 1961) is an American attorney, politician and member of the Republican Party. He served as the Attorney General of Virginia from 2002 to 2005 and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia in 2005, losing to Democratic nominee Tim Kaine. Currently, he is a partner with the law firm Cozen O'Connor and is a member of the firm's leading State Attorneys General practice in Washington, D.C. Kilgore also currently serves as finance chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.
He was previously a partner at McGuireWoods and a senior advisor with McGuireWoods Consulting in Richmond, Virginia.
Born in Kingsport, Tennessee on August 23, 1961, Kilgore earned a B.A. degree summa cum laude from Clinch Valley College (now the University of Virginia's College at Wise) in 1983 and a J.D. from the William & Mary School of Law in 1986. His twin brother, Terry Kilgore, has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 1994.
During 1987 and 1992, Kilgore served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. He was Secretary of Public Safety under Governor George Allen from 1994 to 1998 and was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 2001 by a wide margin.
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