Mark Herring
Mark Herring | |
|---|---|
Herring in 2013 | |
| 47th Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office January 11, 2014 – January 15, 2022 | |
| Governor | Terry McAuliffe Ralph Northam |
| Preceded by | Ken Cuccinelli |
| Succeeded by | Jason Miyares |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 33rd district | |
| In office February 1, 2006 – January 11, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Mims |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Wexton |
| Member of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from the Leesburg district | |
| In office January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Rokus |
| Succeeded by | Jim Clem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Rankin Herring September 25, 1961 Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Laura Herring (m. 1990) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Charles L. Waddell (step-father) |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA, MA) University of Richmond (JD) |
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Mark Rankin Herring (born September 25, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 47th attorney general of Virginia from 2014 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Senate of Virginia for the 33rd district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties, from 2006 to 2014. In 2021, Herring lost his bid for a third term as Attorney General to Republican state delegate Jason Miyares.
Herring was the first Democratic Attorney General of Virginia since 1994.