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State flag of Virginia Location of Virginia in the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people who were born in the U.S. state of Virginia, were raised or lived in Virginia, or for whom Virginia is a significant part of their identity. Those not born in Virginia are marked with §.
Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor.
W. Sterling Cole, former U.S. Congressman [citation needed]; Al Gore, former Vice President [20]; Betty Heitman, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1983-1987; ran The Heitman Group consulting firm in Washington, D.C.; resided in Arlington [citation needed]
Virginia has sent senators to the U.S. Senate since 1789. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1865. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870.
She has previously run for Congress and governor of Virginia and was censured by the Virginia Senate in 2021 for voicing support for Jan. 6 protesters. Many others have also announced they’re ...
The politics of Virginia have followed major historical events and demographic changes in the commonwealth. In the 21st century, the northern region has become more liberal in attitudes and voting, constituting a reliable voting bloc for Democrats and joining with population centers in the Richmond Metropolitan and Hampton Roads areas to ...
Sure, some politicians never worked a humble part-time job in high school or college. But most -- even politicians who make it to the top echelons of government -- spent their teenage years doing...
Asian-American people in Virginia politics (1 C, 3 P) C. Virginia politicians convicted of crimes (15 P) E. Electoral history of politicians from Virginia (3 P) F.