Whittington W. Clement | |
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10th Virginia Secretary of Transportation | |
In office January 14, 2002 – April 1, 2005 |
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Governor | Mark Warner |
Preceded by | Shirley Ybarra |
Succeeded by | Pierce Homer |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 20th district |
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In office January 13, 1988 – January 9, 2002 |
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Preceded by | Kenneth E. Calvert |
Succeeded by | Chris Saxman |
Personal details | |
Born |
Danville, Virginia, U.S. |
November 15, 1947
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Clay Irby |
Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A., J.D.) |
Whittington Whiteside "Whitt" Clement (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician who served seven terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and as state Secretary of Transportation under Governor Mark Warner. In 2001, he attempted to win the Democratic nomination for Attorney General of Virginia but placed third in the primary behind Donald McEachin and John Edwards. McEachin would go on to lose the general election to Republican Jerry Kilgore.