Oil on canvas, 36 x 31 in., by Stephen Craighead, 2012.

Born 1957 in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Elected by the General Assembly on March 10, 2010 to a 12-year term beginning April 1, 2010, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Barbara Milano Keenan.

Education:

College of William and Mary, A.B., 1979.
George Washington University, J.D., 1984.
Georgetown University, LL.M., 1986.

Professional career:

Chief of staff, Congressman Frank R. Wolf, 1985-1987.
Deputy legislative director, U.S. Senator Paul S. Trible, Jr., 1981-1985.
Private practice of law in Leesburg, Virginia, 1987-2006.
Virginia state delegate, 1992-1997.
Virginia state senator, 1998-2006.
Chief deputy attorney general, 2006-2009.
Attorney General of Virginia, 2009-2010.
Private practice of law in Richmond, Virginia, 2010.

Sources:

Elected, Journal of the House of Delegates, 2010 Session, 1310; sworn in on April 1, 2010, 279 Va., iii; oath, 279 Va., xxxiii; investiture, 279 Va., xxv; birth, education, and career, House of Delegates biography, retrieved on February 21, 2014, and biographical file, Virginia State Law Library; digital image of portrait by Kelly Parrish, 2012.