Mark Herring
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| 47th Attorney General of Virginia | |
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Assumed office January 11, 2014 |
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| Governor | Terry McAuliffe |
| Preceded by | Ken Cuccinelli |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 33rd district |
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In office February 1, 2006 – January 11, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Mims |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Wexton |
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Mark Rankin Herring September 25, 1961 Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Herring |
| Children | 2 |
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University of Virginia (BA, MA) University of Richmond (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Mark Rankin Herring (born September 25, 1961) is the 47th and current Attorney General of Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Previously, he served in the Senate of Virginia since a 2006 special election. He represented the 33rd district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
Herring 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 subsequently obtained a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law.
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. He is the principal with The Herring Law Firm, P.C., in Leesburg, Virginia.
Herring was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a special election triggered by two-term incumbent Republican Bill Mims' appointment as chief deputy attorney general of Virginia. He was re-elected to a full term in the 2007 election, and reelected 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 (DPVA) certified that Herring's name would appear on the June primary ballot. On June 11, 2013, Herring won the primary.
Herring faced Justin Fairfax in the Democratic primary in June 2013, winning narrowly by a margin of 52%-48%. He faced Republican Mark Obenshain in the general election.
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