Bob McDonnell

American attorney and politician · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1954 · age 72

Robert Francis McDonnell is an American politician, professor, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 44th attorney general of Virginia and as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

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2016“I don’t think any politician wants to be exposed as doing the things Bob McDonnell did. It doesn’t matter if it’s a crime or not.”In their words29 January 2016Barak Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who does white-collar defense work at Perkins Coie, quoted on Washington Post (29 January 2016),Read the whole statement

2013“This has been both a heartbreaking and humbling period of time for me and for my family.”In their words5 December 2013December 5Read the whole statement

1989“The United States Supreme Court dealt among the harshest blows to the American family and traditional morality.”In their wordsp. 7-8Read the whole statement

“In Republican rhetoric and policies on crime and welfare reform, one discerns a view of man as an accountable and responsible moral agent.”In their wordsp. 21Read the whole statement

“The giftedness of the Republican philosophy is that it embraces the talent and worth of all peoples, while Democrats seek to shepherd a nation of powerless incompetents.”In their wordsp. 67Read the whole statement

“As the family goes, so goes the nation.”In their wordsp. 69Read the whole statement

1954Born15 June 1954

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McDonnell at his inauguration as Governor

Gov. McDonnell speaks with a U.S. Coast Guard after a military appreciation proclamation ceremony

McDonnell speaking at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Committee

McDonnell donating plasma during the COVID-19 pandemic, October 2020

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We are broke, have an unconscionable amount in credit card debt already, and this Inaugural is killing us!
21 January 2014 · January 21, Own words
The people of Virginia have spoken by a margin of 57-43.
5 May 2011 · Statement from McDonnell at a press conference, referencing a referendum on 5 May 2011 wherein Virginia voters approved a proposed, Own words
For at least 8 years, Republican domestic policies have demonstrated that man is capable of doing good only in an atmosphere of liberty and faith, not compulsion and atheism.
1989 · p. 20, Own words