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'''Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell''' (1954-) is the [[Governor of Virginia]]. A [[ | '''Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell''' (1954-) is the [[Governor of Virginia]]. A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he succeeded [[Tim Kaine]] (D); a Virginia governor cannot succeed himself although he can serve nonconsecutive terms. In November 2009, he won with 59 percent over Democratic State Senator Creigh Deeds (D). | ||
While much of his career has been as a [[fiscal conservatism|fiscal]] and | While much of his career has been as a [[fiscal conservatism|fiscal]] and social conservative, WhoRunsGov.com, a ''Washington Post'' publication, said he moved more toward the center in the gubernatorial race.<ref name=WRG>{{citation | ||
| publisher = WhoRunsGov.com, a Washington Post company | | publisher = WhoRunsGov.com, a Washington Post company | ||
| url = http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Robert_F._McDonnell | | url = http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Robert_F._McDonnell | ||
| title = Robert F. McDonnell}}</ref> | | title = Robert F. McDonnell}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Campaign and Governor== | ||
In the campaign, he focused on jobs, education, transportation and health care in the increasingly Democratic state.<ref>{{citation | In the campaign, Governors [[Tim Pawlenty]] (R-[[Minnesota (U.S. state)|Minnesota]]), [[Bobby Jindal]] (R-[[Louisiana (U.S. state)|Louisiana]]), and [[Haley Barbour]] (R-[[Mississippi (U.S. state)|Mississippi]]) appeared with him. <ref>{{citation | ||
| Pawlenty to stump with McDonnell in Va. gov race | |||
| author = Bob Lewis | |||
| url = http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/57716882.html | |||
| publisher = Associated Press | |||
| date = 8 September 2009}}</ref> In the campaign, he focused on jobs, education, transportation and health care in the increasingly Democratic state.<ref>{{citation | |||
| author = Marc Fisher | | author = Marc Fisher | ||
| title =McDonnell Casts Himself As a More Moderate Choice | | title =McDonnell Casts Himself As a More Moderate Choice | ||
| journal = Washington Post | date = 22 February 2009 | | journal = Washington Post | date = 22 February 2009 | ||
| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/21/ST2009022101947.html}}</ref> | | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/21/ST2009022101947.html}}</ref> When asked about his [[#master's thesis|master's thesis]], which had opposed working women and feminism, he said <blockquote>"Virginians will judge me on my 18-year record as a legislator and Attorney General and the specific plans I have laid out for our future -- not on a decades-old academic paper I wrote as a student during the Reagan era and haven't thought about in years. Like everybody, my views on many issues have changed as I have gotten older." He said that his views on family policy were best represented by his 1995 welfare reform legislation and that he "worked to include child day care in the bill so women would have greater freedom to work." What he wrote in the thesis on women in the workplace, he said, "was simply an academic exercise and clearly does not reflect my views." <ref name=WaPo2009-08-30>{{citation | ||
| title = '89 Thesis A Different Side of McDonnell: Va. GOP Candidate Wrote on Women, Marriage and Gays | |||
| author = Amy Gardner | |||
| journal = Washington Post | |||
| date = 30 August 2009 | |||
| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/29/AR2009082902434_pf.html}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
===Confederate History Month=== | ===Confederate History Month=== | ||
McDonnell had issued what came to be a controversial proclamation, designating April 2010 to be [[Confederate States of America|Confederate History Month]]. [[Richmond, Virginia]], had been capital of the Confederacy during the [[American Civil War]]. The sensitive issue in the proclamation is that it did not mention [[slavery]], certainly one of the motivations of the Civil War. | McDonnell had issued what came to be a controversial proclamation, designating April 2010 to be [[Confederate States of America|Confederate History Month]]. [[Richmond, Virginia]], had been capital of the Confederacy during the [[American Civil War]]. The sensitive issue in the proclamation is that it did not mention [[slavery]], certainly one of the motivations of the Civil War. | ||
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He had been the elected Attorney General of Virginia, its chief law enforcement officer, after serving for 14 years in the Virginia House of Delegates from Virginia Beach, rising to Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committee, and Assistant Majority Leader. | He had been the elected Attorney General of Virginia, its chief law enforcement officer, after serving for 14 years in the Virginia House of Delegates from Virginia Beach, rising to Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committee, and Assistant Majority Leader. | ||
After military service, he spent 21 years in the U.S. Army on active duty and in the reserves, he worked in business, and then became interested in public service. He enrolled in a Master of Public Administration program at [[Regent University]], established by | After military service, he spent 21 years in the U.S. Army on active duty and in the reserves, he worked in business, and then became interested in public service. He enrolled in a Master of Public Administration program at [[Regent University]], established by Pat Robertson, and simultaneously enrolled in its new law school. While in law school, he had an internship with the [[Republican Policy Committee]], graduating in 1989 and becoming a prosecutor in the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.<ref name=Bio>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/index.php/meet_bob | | url = http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/index.php/meet_bob | ||
| publisher = Governor Bob McDonnell | | publisher = Governor Bob McDonnell | ||
| title = Meet Bob}}</ref> | | title = Meet Bob}}</ref> | ||
===Master's thesis=== | |||
In his master's thesis at Regent University, obtained in their library by the ''Washington Post'', "he described working women and feminists as 'detrimental' to the family. He said government policy should favor married couples over "cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators." He described as 'illogical' a 1972 Supreme Court decision legalizing the use of contraception by unmarried couples...it culminates with a 15-point action plan that McDonnell said the Republican Party should follow to protect American families.:<ref name=WaPo2009-08-30 | In his master's thesis at Regent University, obtained in their library by the ''Washington Post'', "he described working women and feminists as 'detrimental' to the family. He said government policy should favor married couples over "cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators." He described as 'illogical' a 1972 Supreme Court decision legalizing the use of contraception by unmarried couples...it culminates with a 15-point action plan that McDonnell said the Republican Party should follow to protect American families.:<ref name=WaPo2009-08-30 /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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![]() Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell (1954-) is the Governor of Virginia. A Republican, he succeeded Tim Kaine (D); a Virginia governor cannot succeed himself although he can serve nonconsecutive terms. In November 2009, he won with 59 percent over Democratic State Senator Creigh Deeds (D). While much of his career has been as a fiscal and social conservative, WhoRunsGov.com, a Washington Post publication, said he moved more toward the center in the gubernatorial race.[1] Campaign and GovernorIn the campaign, Governors Tim Pawlenty (R-Minnesota), Bobby Jindal (R-Louisiana), and Haley Barbour (R-Mississippi) appeared with him. [2] In the campaign, he focused on jobs, education, transportation and health care in the increasingly Democratic state.[3] When asked about his master's thesis, which had opposed working women and feminism, he said
Confederate History MonthMcDonnell had issued what came to be a controversial proclamation, designating April 2010 to be Confederate History Month. Richmond, Virginia, had been capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The sensitive issue in the proclamation is that it did not mention slavery, certainly one of the motivations of the Civil War. The Washington Post asked academics and politicians about the effect of the proclamation. Several made the point that even more than slavery, the possible endorsement of secession tied into current anti-government anger that manifests itself in calls for an emphasis on state sovereignty and nullification, rallying cries of some American conservative groups"[5]
Previous careerHe had been the elected Attorney General of Virginia, its chief law enforcement officer, after serving for 14 years in the Virginia House of Delegates from Virginia Beach, rising to Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committee, and Assistant Majority Leader. After military service, he spent 21 years in the U.S. Army on active duty and in the reserves, he worked in business, and then became interested in public service. He enrolled in a Master of Public Administration program at Regent University, established by Pat Robertson, and simultaneously enrolled in its new law school. While in law school, he had an internship with the Republican Policy Committee, graduating in 1989 and becoming a prosecutor in the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.[6] Master's thesisIn his master's thesis at Regent University, obtained in their library by the Washington Post, "he described working women and feminists as 'detrimental' to the family. He said government policy should favor married couples over "cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators." He described as 'illogical' a 1972 Supreme Court decision legalizing the use of contraception by unmarried couples...it culminates with a 15-point action plan that McDonnell said the Republican Party should follow to protect American families.:[4] References
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