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Virginia's Attorney General Mark Herring recently stated his office will not defend the Commonwealth's Constitutional definition of marriage as solely between one man and one woman, approved by general referendum in 2006. By doing so, Attorney General Herring is in violation of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia - which provides for mechanisms to amend the Constitution by popular vote - an action that shows contempt for the will of the people of our Commonwealth by circumventing the people's will through legal maneuvering. Therefore, Attorney General Mark Herring demonstrated he is unfit for the office of Attorney General and...

CUCCINELLI ANNOUNCES ATTORNEY GENERAL BIDNorthern Virginia Senator Touts Conservative Principles; Effective LeadershipFairfax, Virginia, March 31, 2008 – State Senator Ken Cuccinelli (R-37th) today announced his bid for Attorney General of Virginia. Cuccinelli framed this year as a time of exploration for his statewide campaign, to include a listening tour across the Commonwealth. Cuccinelli noted that it has been nearly twenty years since Republicans had a Northern Virginian on their statewide ticket. He observed that with Bob McDonnell and Bill Bolling as likely standard-bearers for the GOP next year, he is in an ideal position to complete his party’s team: “This...