Ken Cuccinelli | |
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46th Attorney General of Virginia | |
In office January 16, 2010 – January 11, 2014 |
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Governor | Bob McDonnell |
Preceded by | Bill Mims |
Succeeded by | Mark Herring |
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 37th district |
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In office August 19, 2002 – January 12, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Warren E. Barry |
Succeeded by | Dave Marsden |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kenneth Thomas Cuccinelli II July 30, 1968 Edison, New Jersey, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Teiro Cuccinelli |
Children | 5 daughters 2 sons |
Alma mater |
University of Virginia (BS) George Mason University (JD, MA) |
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Kenneth Thomas "Ken" Cuccinelli II (/ˈkɛn ˈkuːtʃiˈnɛliː/ KOO-chi-NEL-lee; born July 30, 1968) is an American politician who served as attorney general of Virginia from 2010 until 2014. Cuccinelli was the Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia in the 2013 Virginia gubernatorial election. He was elected as Virginia's 46th attorney general in the November 2009 general election. He was elected to two terms in the Virginia Senate, representing the 37th District in Fairfax County from 2002 until he took office as Attorney General in 2010. He holds degrees in engineering, law and commercial policy, and co-founded a law firm.
On May 18, 2013, Cuccinelli won the Republican Party’s gubernatorial nomination at the state party convention. In the November 2013 general election, he lost to the Democratic candidate, Terry McAuliffe, by 56,435 votes or 2.5% of the total votes cast.