Bob McDonnell for Virginia Governor
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Published: September 10, 2009
From the candidate’s web site:
From the candidate’s web site:
About Bob McDonnell
- Married 32 years to Maureen McDonnell
- Father of 5 children
- Oldest daughter, Jeanine, served as a U.S. Army officer and is an Iraq War veteran
- McDonnell served 21 years in the U.S. Army, both on active duty and reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel
- Business manager for a Fortune 500 health care company, American Hospital Supply Corporation
- A former Virginia Beach Prosecutor who successfully put rapists, murderers, and drug dealers behind bars
- Served 14 years in the Virginia House of Delegates from Virginia Beach, rising to Chairman of the powerful Courts of Justice Committee, and Assistant Majority Leader
- Named “Legislator of the Year” by both the Fraternal Order of Police and the Virginia Sheriff’s Association
- Effective Attorney General
- As Attorney General, 92 of his 105 legislative proposals passed, most with bipartisan support
- As Attorney General, he kept all 7 of his campaign promises
Bob McDonnell was one year old in 1955 when his father, USAF Lt. Colonel John McDonnell, moved the family to Fairfax County. Four years later, John was assigned to Germany, but the time away from Fairfax would be short. At age 8 Bob and his family were back in Fairfax, this time calling a house on Wagon Wheel Road in the Mount Vernon area home. They would remain there for Bob’s childhood. Bob’s dad retired from the Air Force in 1964 and went on to a second career with the Naval Investigative Service. He still lives in the same house today. Bob’s mom worked for a Democratic Congressman from Texas, Rep. Olin Teague, and later at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. She passed away in 1994.
Bob went to St. Louis Catholic School for third through fifth grades, Woodley Hills Elementary School for 6th grade, and Walt Whitman Junior High School for grades 7 and 8. For high school Bob went to Bishop Ireton in Alexandria. It was while attending Bishop Ireton that Bob has his first, and only, brush with gridiron greatness, scoring a touchdown and a two-point conversion against the famed 1971 T.C. Williams Titans of “Remember the Titans” fame. You can read the Alexandria Gazette article about the game by clicking here.
After high school Bob was off to South Bend, Indiana to live his dream of attending the University of Notre Dame. He could only afford college through a full Army ROTC scholarship. For Bob McDonnell a higher education came with a commitment to serve his country. Like his father before him, Bob would wear the uniform as a military officer. Bob graduated in 1976 with a BBA degree in management.
Bob went on active duty in October 1976, heading to basic training in Texas and then being assigned to Grafenwohr, Germany. He didn’t go alone. Earlier that year Bob married Maureen Gardner, of McLean, Virginia. The two have been married for over 30 years.
Read the full story http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/index.php/site/meet_bob/
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