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70-611: VITA is the designated provider of information technology (IT) services for government agencies and public bodies including local government entities and higher education. VITA provides computing and telecommunication services, which it groups as ‘custom infrastructure services’ and ‘bundled infrastructure services’. The ‘custom’ services are inclusive of the individual computing services required to process customer applications. The ‘bundled’ services are inclusive of hardware, software, maintenance and support. The rates that VITA charges to its clients are posted on its website and are approved by

140-533: A political action committee . For the following year (before McAuliffe indicated his intentions to run), Deeds and Moran squared off picking up endorsements, and raising money. On January 3, 2009, McLean resident Terry McAuliffe , former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and chairman of Hillary Clinton 's 2008 presidential campaign announced that he was also running. The Democratic primary, which took place on June 9, 2009,

210-606: A professor at Regent University and runs the McDonnell Group, a real estate consulting firm, with his sister. McDonnell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , the son of Emma B. Meta (née Meiller) and John Francis McDonnell. His family moved to Fairfax County, Virginia , in 1955 when he was a year old. He spent four years of his early childhood in Germany when his father, a United States Air Force officer,

280-461: A 17-point margin in the 2009 general election , which was marked by the severe recession of the late 2000s . McDonnell succeeded Democrat Tim Kaine , who was term-limited by Virginia law. After taking office as governor, McDonnell advocated privatization and promoted offshore drilling for Virginia. He moved to extend a contract to outsource the state's computer operations and sought to fund transportation improvements from asset sales, including

350-531: A Commission on job creation and a Virginia Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring. Two of McDonnell's appointments drew criticism. On May 7, 2010, McDonnell appointed Fred Malek to chair the 31-member advisory commission on reforming state government created by one of his initial executive orders. On May 10, 2010, several Democratic members of the Legislature criticized the appointment due to Malek's controversial actions while personnel director in

420-401: A Republican State convention rather than a primary. Less than two weeks later, Creigh Deeds won his party's nomination in a primary, setting up a "rematch" of the state attorney general's race four years earlier. In early June, Deeds held a slight edge, with a 47%–41% advantage in a Rasmussen poll. As the campaign continued, the polls shifted toward McDonnell's favor, with several giving him

490-483: A commanding lead. However, when The Washington Post released McDonnell's thesis from Regent University, McDonnell's lead dwindled to only two percentage points in Rasmussen polling. As the election drew near, McDonnell's campaign regained steam, however. McDonnell defeated Deeds in the general election by a vote of 59%–41%, receiving the highest percentage of the vote for any candidate for governor since 1961. At

560-461: A directive ordering the Department of Conservation and Recreation to cease enforcing regulations prohibiting the carrying of firearms in state parks. He also gave preliminary approval to amend the regulations to allow people to carry open or concealed firearms in state forests. The regulations were already amended in 2003 to allow concealed weapons on park property. On August 15, 2011, McDonnell

630-459: 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." The Washington Post reported that McDonnell maintained: "Like everybody, my views on many issues have changed as I have gotten older." McDonnell said that his evolved position on family policy

700-643: A medical supply officer in the United States Army for four years. His military posts were medical clinics in Germany from 1976 to 1979, and in Newport News, Virginia , from 1979 to 1981. In addition, he took night classes and received an MS in business administration from Boston University in 1980. After leaving active duty in 1981, McDonnell worked for the American Hospital Supply Corporation, primarily in

770-589: A month. Unlike Gilmore's proclamation, which included anti-slavery language, McDonnell's initial proclamation omitted direct mention of slavery, drawing criticism from the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus and the NAACP . When initially asked why he had made the omission, McDonnell stated that "there were any number of aspects to that conflict between the states. Obviously, it involved slavery. It involved other issues. But I focused on

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840-585: A property lawsuit over the right of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia to retain church property. In February 2009, McDonnell resigned as attorney general to campaign full-time for the governorship of Virginia in the 2009 election . McDonnell announced his candidacy for the 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election at American Legion's Boy's State of Virginia 2007, making him the seventh consecutive elected attorney general to run. The statewide candidates, including McDonnell as governor, were selected at

910-644: A proposal to auction off liquor stores operated by the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control . The state's unemployment rate declined from 7.4% in January 2010, when McDonnell took office, to 5.2% in December 2013, comparable to the decline in the national unemployment rate from 9.8% to 6.7% during the same period. McDonnell's governorship ended with a 55% to 32% approval to disapproval rating among registered voters. McDonnell also served on

980-598: A sponsor of the bill to request McDonnell to veto it, but he signed the bill into law anyway. As a result, the organization, which was under investigation in New Mexico (which barred the USNVA before the Virginia bill was signed), Florida, and Missouri, as well as other non-profit veterans' organizations, did not have to report to Virginia on how they spend the donations that they receive. McDonnell later donated to charity

1050-732: A state legislator, he had been the lead sponsor for legislation to ban partial birth abortions , as well as for legislation requiring parental consent for minors' abortions, and informed consent for women seeking abortions. McDonnell advocated making Virginia the energy capital of the East Coast. He supported drilling for oil off of the coast of Virginia while simultaneously developing new technologies for wind , solar , biomass , and other renewable energy resources. He also intended to expand investments in renewable energy sources and incentivize green job creation. According to Mayors Against Illegal Guns , McDonnell sent personal letters to

1120-551: A statewide race: Albemarle , Fairfax , Prince William , Henrico , Sussex , Brunswick , and the independent city of Suffolk . The Democratic primary campaign for governor unofficially began on December 13, 2007, when State Senator Creigh Deeds , who ran for Attorney General of Virginia in 2005, announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination. State Delegate Brian Moran , brother of Congressman Jim Moran , joined Deeds on January 4, 2008, when he established

1190-607: A top honor by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) under the Enterprise IT Management Initiatives category - Virginia Pioneering a New Method of State IT Services Delivery. As VITA has stabilized their MSI model, the focus appears to have shifted to deploy modern technology services. In June 2021, VITA announced a new messaging contract with a first in the country multiplatform solution giving agencies

1260-652: A trade association representing the Commonwealth's 194 not-for-profit credit unions and the 3 million member-owners residing in Virginia; The Virginia Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a group whose membership consists of over 6,000 small businesses across Virginia; and the National Rifle Association , which reversed its pro-Deeds 2005 endorsement for attorney general. On January 16, 2010, McDonnell

1330-409: A victory of 323 votes, out of over 1.9 million votes cast, over his opponent, Democratic State Senator Creigh Deeds . Deeds filed for a recount , which began on December 20, 2005. A court decision limited the recount to just recompiling vote totals instead of examining individual optically scanned ballots. After preliminary figures revealed 37 more votes for McDonnell and that Deeds could not make up

1400-663: Is a member of the Republican Party . Born in Philadelphia , McDonnell was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve . He later served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2006, and was attorney general of Virginia from 2006 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party , McDonnell was elected governor of Virginia after using the campaign slogan "Bob's for Jobs." He defeated Democratic state Senator Creigh Deeds by

1470-503: The Army Reserve as a JAG officer until retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1997. In 1994, McDonnell supported, and was a major co-sponsor of George Allen's initiative to abolish parole for those convicted of a felony. In 2005, McDonnell ran for attorney general. He campaigned on issues including protecting children from sexual predators, drug enforcement, identity theft, gang violence, and terrorism. The first result showed him with

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1540-610: The National Instant Criminal Background Check System ." McDonnell campaigned as a gun rights advocate. He held an "A" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund and won their endorsement. McDonnell opposed same-sex marriage . He advocated a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. McDonnell opposed legalizing marijuana . He later signed a bill that criminalized

1610-480: The $ 5,000 campaign contribution that he had received from Thompson. In August 2010, Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced that a nationwide arrest warrant had been issued for Thompson, who had stolen the identity and Social Security number of a victim who was not connected to the USNVA. Corday stated, "We know he bilked Ohioans out of at least $ 1.9 million, and we estimate that nationally he collected at least $ 20 million." On January 14, 2011, McDonnell issued

1680-470: The 2005 Virginia Attorney General election, and were in a rematch, but in the Governor's race. McDonnell defeated Deeds in the general election by a margin of 59%–41%, much larger than the previous Attorney General election . This would be the last time until 2021 that a Republican would win any statewide election in Virginia. This is also the last time any of the following counties have voted Republican in

1750-717: The 84th district in Virginia Beach . Under the 1998–2001 power-sharing arrangement between House Republicans and Democrats , he was Co-Chair of the Committee on the Chesapeake and its Tributaries in 2000–01. He became Chair of the Courts of Justice Committee in 2003. He also served on the Rules Committee 2000–05, and was Assistant Majority Leader. While serving in state office, McDonnell continued to serve in

1820-430: The Commonwealth's IT infrastructure. Additionally, VITA has begun a transition to a multi-vendor IT model (MSI). Towards the end of 2018, VITA terminated a single vendor relationship with Northrop Grumman and settled with the company to the amount of $ 35.8 million. VITA has implemented a new organizational model which aligned the major service areas of cyber security, operations, and administration. CIO Nelson Moe cited

1890-487: The Democratic primary election. Fundraising totals through June 30, 2009, from the Virginia Public Access Project . Attorney General Bob McDonnell first announced his intention to run at American Legion 's Boys State of Virginia 2007. This was the sixth consecutive Virginian gubernatorial election in which an attorney general ran. McDonnell was the only Republican candidate to file with

1960-933: The Family: The Compelling Issue of The Decade. The document explored the rise in the numbers of divorces and illegitimate births , and examined public policies that may have contributed to that increase and proposed solutions. It gained attention in the campaign because it outlined a 15-point conservative agenda, including 10 points McDonnell pursued during his years in the General Assembly, according to press analysis. The agenda included opposition to abortion , support for school vouchers and covenant marriage , and tax policies that favored heterosexual families. In his thesis, McDonnell wrote "government policy should favor married couples over 'cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators.'" McDonnell "described working women and feminists as 'detrimental' to

2030-598: The General Assembly passed a bill exempting certain veterans' organizations from the registration and reporting requirements that apply to most charities that solicit donations in Virginia. The bill was introduced at the request of Bobby Thompson, director of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association (USNVA), who made large contributions to certain Republican candidates. After the bill passed both the House and Senate, newspaper accounts of that charity's questionable practices caused

2100-817: The Information Technology Investment Board (ITIB) and replaced it with a new Information Technology Advisory Council. Under the new arrangement, the Governor appoints the CIO, who reports to the Virginia Secretary of Technology. Currently, VITA resides under the Secretary of Administration as the Secretary of Technology role has been eliminated. In September 2018, Governor Ralph Northam issued an executive order requiring Virginia state government agencies shift their technology services to cloud based platforms in order to modernize

2170-680: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC). In most cases, VITA charges the same rate to executive branch agencies and to other government entities. In the 2010 session of the General Assembly, Governor Bob McDonnell proposed legislation (SB 236), which was enacted on March 11, 2010, to have the Virginia Information Technologies Agency report to the Executive Branch instead of an independent board. The law abolished

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2240-583: The Nixon administration and due to a 2007 SEC investigation settlement. On May 25, 2010, McDonnell was asked about the Malek appointment, and stated that he was unaware of Malek's role in the Nixon administration, a remark which State Senator A. Donald McEachin (D-Richmond) told The Washington Post that McDonnell's claim was "absolutely stunning and, frankly, beyond belief." McDonnell also nominated Robert C. Sledd to Secretary of Commerce and Trade, but withdrew

2310-650: The Virginia Department of Transportation, and encouraging public-private partnerships to improve infrastructure. He supported widening I-66 inside the Beltway, improving I-95, and finishing the Metrorail to Dulles Airport project. McDonnell criticized Governor Tim Kaine for not disclosing his full schedule, and for making out-of-state political appearances as Chair of the Democratic National Committee . McDonnell stated, "The citizens must be certain that

2380-524: The Virginia House of Delegates in 1991, defeating Democratic incumbent Glenn McClanan 53%–47%. He won re-election in 1993 against Thomas Carnes 64%–36%, and was unopposed in 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2003, serving seven terms. The 1999 election against the extremely popular challenger, Sheriff Frank Drew was then the most expensive State Delegate campaign in the history of Virginia. The combined cost of over $ 985,000 crushed previous records. He represented

2450-625: The campaign, McDonnell's largest individual donor was former coal magnate Richard Baxter Gilliam , who was also McDonnell's fifth largest overall donor after the United States Chamber of Commerce . McDonnell received over $ 1.5 million from the energy and natural resources sector, including $ 622,198 from coal mining interests. The McDonnell For Governor campaign printed a variety of bumper stickers appealing to many interest groups, including "Women for McDonnell," "Sportsmen for McDonnell," and "Independents for McDonnell." Some appealed to

2520-401: The custom products regional division. His career path shifted from business to law and public policy when he selected a joint degree program at Christian Broadcasting Network University now known as Regent University . He obtained an M.A. / J.D. there in 1989. During his studies, McDonnell interned under Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-California). McDonnell first ran and was elected to

2590-474: The difference, he conceded the next day, giving McDonnell a 323-vote margin of victory. McDonnell outspent Deeds in the general election by nearly $ 1 million. He was inaugurated on January 14, 2006, in Williamsburg , along with Democratic Governor Tim Kaine and Republican Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling . In 2007, McDonnell "played a key role in early negotiations" on the transportation package that

2660-594: The diverse minority groups throughout the Commonwealth. Some featured the mascots of select public universities such as the University of Virginia , Virginia Tech , James Madison University , Virginia Military Institute , and Old Dominion University . "Irish for McDonnell" stickers were printed for the select Virginia residents who attended the University of Notre Dame as well. His road-side billboard varied with geographic location, describing him as "Tidewater's Own," "Northern Virginia's Own" and "Fairfax's Own." It

2730-775: The donor's gift. Virginia required public disclosure of all gifts to public officials over $ 50. McDonnell was endorsed by Sheila Johnson , co-founder of Black Entertainment Television and owner of the Washington Mystics ; Virginia AgPAC: the Political Action Committee of the Virginia Farm Bureau, representing over 147,000 members; the Virginia Association of Realtors, the largest trade association in Virginia with over 33,000 members; The Virginia Credit Union League,

2800-651: The election board before the November 2008 deadline. As a result, there was no Republican Party primary. McDonnell accepted the Republican nomination at a state convention on May 30, 2009, in Richmond . Other potential candidates for the Republican nomination, lieutenant governor Bill Bolling and former senator George Allen , both declined to run. Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele had said that

2870-467: The election for governor of Virginia is one of the most important elections for the Republican Party. Deeds and McDonnell both ran for Attorney General of Virginia in 2005. McDonnell won by just over 300 votes, in the same election in which Tim Kaine was elected Governor with 52% of the vote. The main themes of the election were the economy, transportation, and jobs . The first debate

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2940-529: The executive committee of the Republican Governors Association . McDonnell could not serve two consecutive terms due to Virginia's Constitutional provision Article V, section 1 from 1851. Due to the state's Constitution forbidding back-to-back terms, Virginia governors usually vigorously promote their party's candidate to succeed them as a kind of "symbolic second term". But due to facing charges of corruption McDonnell's assistance

3010-427: The family." McDonnell also "criticized a landmark 1965 Supreme Court decision " which legalized the use of contraceptives, writing that "man's basic nature is inclined towards evil, and when the exercise of liberty takes the shape of pornography, drug abuse, or homosexuality, the government must restrain, punish, and deter." McDonnell responded to the article, stating "Virginians will judge me on my 18-year record as

3080-480: The governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected. The governor is Virginia's chief executive, and represents the commonwealth at all times." However, in March 2010, McDonnell received similar criticism for disclosing very few meetings or political appearances on his publicly released schedule. McDonnell's 1989 thesis for Regent University was a 93-page document titled The Republican Party's Vision for

3150-507: The governors of the other 49 states urging them to follow his state in closing loopholes that allowed mentally unstable people to purchase guns. After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Virginia made this issue a top priority. McDonnell wrote in his letter: "I believe that we can all work together to help prevent these acts from occurring again anywhere in our Nation. I write to ask for your support in providing critical information to

3220-437: The new model where CAO Dan Wolf and COO Jon Ozovek handle administrative and operations work respectively has freed him up to spend more time in visionary thinking and marketing offerings to the rest of the executive branch. VITA has successfully implemented and stabilized their MSI model after delays in 2018 and 2019 according to the 2020 JLARC report on VITA. This successful implementation allowed VITA to effectively respond to

3290-462: The nomination in the face of bipartisan opposition prompted by Sledd's refusal to give up paid outside corporate directorships. On January 27, 2010, McDonnell delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama 's State of the Union Address . The response was delivered to GOP lawmakers, and invited friends in the chamber of the Virginia House of Delegates . Critics argued that

3360-545: The ones I thought were most significant for Virginia." 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election Tim Kaine Democratic Bob McDonnell Republican The 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election took place in Virginia on November 3, 2009. The incumbent governor , Democrat Tim Kaine , was not eligible to run due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution , though others in

3430-495: The option to choose Google or Microsoft for their email and collaboration needs. In addition, VITA has deployed the country's first end-to-end service for Robotic Process Automation in July 2021. Bob McDonnell Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American politician, attorney, businessman, academic administrator, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. He

3500-427: The same time, the other two statewide offices on the ballot were also won by Republicans. In a political and economic climate marked by the late-2000s recession , McDonnell promised that his priority as governor was employment for Virginians, with such campaign slogans as, "Bob's for Jobs." He supported right-to-work laws , low operating cost of government and a simplified tax code . Having lived in various parts of

3570-414: The state's agencies were affected. Over 4,000 people had to return to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get their photos retaken after an August 25 computer outage left their original photos unrecoverable. The system had also experienced a prior unrelated outage on August 9. Subsequently, Northrop Grumman agreed to pay $ 250,000 to fund a state investigation of the computer outage. The 2010 session of

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3640-474: The state's executive branch were not restricted. ( Virginia is the only state that prohibits a governor from serving consecutive terms.) Republican Bob McDonnell was elected as governor as part of a Republican sweep. Republican Bill Bolling was reelected as lieutenant governor , and Republican Ken Cuccinelli was elected as attorney general . The winners were inaugurated on January 16, 2010, and served until January 11, 2014. State Senator Creigh Deeds

3710-404: The state, his road-side billboard varied with geographic location, describing him as "Tidewater's Own", "Northern Virginia's Own", and "Fairfax's Own". The McDonnell campaign strategy was cast as focusing on economic issues, transportation, and public safety. McDonnell's proposals included new job initiatives, boosting Virginia's tourism, hospitality, and film industries, making Wallops Island

3780-513: The technology needs of the state government after a state of emergency was declared on March 12, 2020, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, whereby 75 percent of state agencies were satisfied with VITA's efforts. CIO Nelson Moe praised COO Jon Ozovek regarding these recent developments, indicating "His experience in deploying multisupplier environments and efforts over the past year have been key to our success”. For these efforts, VITA has been awarded

3850-746: The top commercial spaceport in America, and expanding growth in rural Virginia. McDonnell proposed measures to move $ 480 million per year from school administration, and put it directly into classrooms; establish more specialized high schools to support high-demand industries; increase online learning through virtual schools ; and support educational mentoring programs. McDonnell frequently expressed his support for President Barack Obama 's ideas on increasing parental choice through charter schools . Identifying as anti-abortion , McDonnell campaigned as an opponent of elective abortion. He did not favor standard exceptions on abortion in cases of rape and incest. As

3920-478: The use of synthetic cannabis . It was approved unanimously in both the house and the senate by both political parties. McDonnell's campaign also turned to transportation, a major issue in heavily congested areas of Virginia, advocating issuing $ 3 billion in transportation bonds that had been approved by the Virginia General Assembly in 2007, but not funded with a revenue source, modernizing

3990-497: The use of House chamber for McDonnell's speech did not comply with House Rule 82. After his election as governor, McDonnell shifted his fundraising activities to his "Opportunity Virginia PAC" which raised $ 1,194,934 through June 2010. Many of the donations came from industries regulated by the state. In April 2010, McDonnell renegotiated and extended a contract for outsourcing the state's computer operations to Northrop Grumman . At that time, McDonnell proposed legislation, which

4060-536: Was best represented by his 1995 welfare reform legislation where he "worked to include child day care in the bill so women would have greater freedom to work." McDonnell's campaign headquarters was located in Richmond. His campaign finance report for September 15, 2009, indicated that he had nearly 1,500 more new donors than the Deeds campaign had total donors, a total of 6,239 donors, and 4,946 of them were new. During

4130-399: Was close from the beginning, with McAuliffe considered to be a semi "front-runner" due to his lead in the polls and big campaign war chest. However, in the last few weeks of the race, Deeds began to surge up in the polls. By election night, June 9, Deeds swept to victory. Creigh Deeds spent $ 14.49 for each vote on the Democratic primary election. Terry McAuliffe spent $ 68.25 for each vote on

4200-675: Was free on bond during the subsequent appeals process. On June 27, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously overturned McDonnell's conviction and remanded the case to a lower court. Less than three months later, the Justice Department announced that they would not prosecute the case again and moved to dismiss the charges against the former governor and his wife. The case cost McDonnell over $ 27 million in legal bills. McDonnell currently serves as

4270-609: Was in Hot Springs, Virginia on July 25. Vice President Joe Biden campaigned for Deeds in Henrico County, Virginia , a suburb of Richmond, Virginia on July 16. Also attending were Richmond Mayor Dwight Clinton Jones , state senator A. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico), and Virginia first lady Anne Holton . On August 6, President Barack Obama and Governor Tim Kaine campaigned for Deeds in McLean, Virginia . Deeds

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4340-559: Was inaugurated as the 71st governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, succeeding Kaine as governor. This was the first inaugural ceremony to occur on the newly renovated steps of the Virginia State Capitol. In keeping with tradition, McDonnell signed executive orders after taking the oath. Instead of keeping with a 30-year practice by signing an executive order banning discrimination in state employment (which he later signed on February 5), McDonnell signed orders establishing

4410-493: Was named chairman of the Republican Governors Association . At the request of the Sons of Confederate Veterans , McDonnell issued a proclamation designating April 2010 as " Confederate History Month" following similar designations by two of his Republican predecessors, George Allen (in 1995, 1996, and 1997) and James S. Gilmore , but unlike the two Democratic governors immediately preceding McDonnell, who did not designate such

4480-513: Was not sought by Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli 's campaign. On January 21, 2014, McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted on federal corruption charges for receiving improper gifts and loans from a Virginia businessman. They were convicted on most counts by a federal jury on September 4, 2014. McDonnell, the first Virginia governor to be indicted or convicted of a felony, was sentenced on January 6, 2015, to two years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. However, he

4550-560: Was passed, to have the Virginia Information Technologies Agency report directly to the governor instead of to an independent board. Subsequently, McDonnell was criticized when the Northrup computer systems experienced a week-long computer outage from August 25 through September 2, 2010. As a result, 45,000 people were unable to renew their driver's licenses. Computer systems for nearly a third of

4620-403: Was selected as the Democratic nominee, having defeated former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe and former state Delegate Brian Moran in the Democratic primary election . This was the first contested Democratic primary in two decades. McDonnell, a former state attorney general, was selected at his party's nominating convention . The two major candidates competed in

4690-703: Was sent out on assignment. After returning to Virginia, the McDonnells permanently established residence in Fairfax County . McDonnell's mother worked at Mount Vernon . McDonnell graduated from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Virginia , in 1972. McDonnell attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana , on an ROTC scholarship, graduating with a BBA in management in 1976. Immediately following graduation, he served as

4760-405: Was suspected that McDonnell failed to comply with gift disclosure requirements over a $ 15,000 gift that a major campaign donor, Jonnie Williams Sr., made to cover the cost of catering for his daughter's wedding. McDonnell himself paid $ 8,000 towards the catering and a $ 3,500 refund for overpayment was returned to McDonnell, rather than to his daughter, potentially giving McDonnell a financial stake in

4830-709: Was the first contested in over twenty years. Moran received many endorsements from members of the State Democratic Party as well as the mayors of the Hampton Roads area. Deeds picked up support from Northern and Western Virginia, such as the endorsement from U.S. Congressman Rick Boucher . The area of strength for Deeds was concentrated in Western and Southern Virginia, and the area of strength for Moran consisted mostly of Eastern Virginia with both reaching out to Northern Virginian voters. The race

4900-540: Was the key issue of contention in the General Assembly. However, subsequently the package was declared unconstitutional based on a challenge filed by a Republican state senator. Prior to a performance of the Sex Workers' Art Show at the College of William and Mary in 2008, McDonnell forbade the sale of the group's books on school grounds. McDonnell took the side of defecting Northern Virginia Episcopalians in

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