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Mark Dudley Obenshain (born June 11, 1962) is an American attorney and politician. He is currently serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia from Harrisonburg . He is a member of the Republican Party .
Obenshain conceded the election on December 18, and later that day, the recount ended with Herring winning by 907 votes, or 0.04%. [10] Democrats held the Attorney General's office for the first time since 1994, and with Herring's victory, Democrats held all five statewide offices – including both U.S. Senate seats – for the first time ...
Obenshain was then nominated by acclamation. Obenshain's nomination came 35 years after his father, Richard D. Obenshain, received the Republican nomination for the United States Senate on the same stage at the Richmond Coliseum in May 1978. Richard Obenshain was killed in a plane crash a few months after his nomination.
Obenshain is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Chris Obenshain, American politician from Virginia; Kate Obenshain (born 1968), American journalist and politician, sister of Mark and daughter of Richard; Mark Obenshain (born 1962), American politician and attorney; Richard D. Obenshain (1935–1978), American politician and ...
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Kate Obenshain Griffin of Winchester became the party's chairman in 2004. Following Senator George Allen's unsuccessful 2006 reelection bid, Griffin submitted her resignation as Chairman effective November 15, 2006. Her brother, Mark Obenshain, is a State Senator from Harrisonburg in the Virginia General Assembly.
Kate Obenshain, former chair of the Republican Party of Virginia [186] Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity [187] John Scott, chairman of the Virginia Young Republican Federation [188] Pete Snyder, technology executive and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2013 [189] Steven Spiker, Prince William Area Young Republican chairman ...
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms; he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021.