Mark Earley
| Mark Earley | |
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| 40th Attorney General of Virginia | |
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In office January 17, 1998 – June 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Randolph A. Beales |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 14th district | |
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In office January 13, 1988 – November 24, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Parker |
| Succeeded by | Randy Forbes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mark Lawrence Earley July 26, 1954 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Breithaupt |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary |
Mark Lawrence Earley (born July 26, 1954) is an American politician. As a member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Virginia State Senate (1988–1998) and then as Attorney General of Virginia from 1998 to 2001. In 2001, he resigned as Attorney General to focus his time on the 2001 campaign for Governor of Virginia. He ran to succeed James Gilmore, but lost to businessman and Democratic Party leader Mark Warner.
From 2002 to 2011, Earley was president of Prison Fellowship, a prominent Christian organization dedicated to ministry to prison inmates and their families. He is a husband and a father of six.
Controversy
As Attorney General of Virginia, Earley recused himself during the investigation against evangelist Pat Robertson by the Commonwealth of Virginia concluded that Robertson diverted his ministry's donations to a Liberian diamond-mining operation.[1][2] Robertson made a contribution of $35,000 to Earley's campaign. [3]
References
- ↑ Pat Robertson's Katrina Cash
- ↑ Sizemore, Bill. "Robertson, Liberian Leader Hope to Strike Gold in Coastal Africa." The Virginian-Pilot. 2 June 1999. (Copy found here)
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| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Cullen |
Attorney General of Virginia January 17, 1998 – June 4, 2001 |
Succeeded by Randolph A. Beales |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Jim Gilmore |
Republican Nominee for Governor of Virginia 2001 |
Succeeded by Jerry Kilgore |