About the Candidates
10 June 2009
Bob McDonnell is the Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia. Prior to the campaign Bob served as the 44th Attorney General of Virginia. As Attorney General, Bob focused on policies to keep Virginia safe, strong, and prosperous. Bob fulfilled his campaign pledges by enacting a 25-year mandatory minimum sentence for violent child sex predators, increasing penalties for drug dealers, protecting Virginians from terrorist threats, safeguarding private property rights, reducing frivolous lawsuits and making Virginia a national leader in combating internet crimes and identity theft.
During his three years in office Bob saw 92 of his 105 legislative proposals become law. He was commended for his work to strengthen Virginia’s mental health laws, crack down on animal fighting, establish a “Senior Alert” to assist in locating missing seniors with mental deficiencies, create a state of the art Sex Offender Registry, and provide new tools for law enforcement involved in online investigations of identity theft, sexual predators, and other 21st Century criminals. He created and led Virginia’s Youth Internet Safety Task Force, which received widespread attention for its significant recommendations to improve online safety. He also established the Attorney General’s Task Force on Regulatory and Government Reform. The task force made over 200 individual recommendations to streamline Virginia’s Administrative Code, and reduce burdensome government regulation.
Ken Cuccinelli has been a member of the Virginia Senate since 2002. His experience as a small business owner and an attorney has uniquely prepared him for his role in the General Assembly where he serves on the influential Senate Courts of Justice Committee. Ken is also on the Transportation Committee, Local Government Committee, and the Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee.
Bill Bolling was born and raised in the coalfields. Bill's parents worked hard to make sure that he had an opportunity to succeed. Their hard work paid off, and in 1979 Bill became the first member of the Bolling family to graduate from college.