Mark Warner

Mark Robert Warner (* December 15, 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana ) is an American politician (Democratic Party), who served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. Warner was next to Hillary Clinton conceded the best chance of early 2006, to be 2008 Democratic presidential candidate. However, he opted not to participate in the elections. For this, he was a candidate in November 2008 as a U.S. Senator for Virginia and was elected, and he took up his new position in Congress in January 2009.

Personal

Warner grew up in Vernon, Connecticut, on. He attended George Washington University, where in 1977 he made the bachelor's degree, and the Law School of Harvard University, where in 1980 he earned the Juris Doctor. He then worked on the staff of U.S. Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut; then he worked in the technology industry. He was one of the founders of that company, which later became the Nextel Group was formed.

Mark Warner is married and has three daughters.

Political career

First Senate campaign

From 1993 to 1995 Warner served as chairman of the Democratic Party in Virginia. In 1996, he tried to get elected to the U.S. Senate, but was defeated by Republican incumbent John Warner. The election campaign was often referred to as " against Warner Warner ". Mark Warner and John Warner are not related to each other.

Election as Governor of Virginia

Since January 2002 he was Governor of the State of Virginia. Its popularity was one reason that the Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly received a majority. From 2004 to 2005 he was chairman of the National Governors Association.

His popularity and participation in the election campaign were also responsible for ensuring that his party colleague Tim Kaine was elected on 8 November 2005 his successor. Re-election of a governor for a term of office is in Virginia ruled by law.

On August 29, announced at the 2005 Warner that he would not apply in the Senate elections in 2006 for the seat of Republican Senator George Allen, even though Warner was in several polls before Allen. The Democratic candidate was after Warner's waiver Jim Webb, who won the election against Allen.

In December 2005 he was elected governor siebtpopulärsten the United States, with an approval rating of 66 percent.

2008 Presidential Election

Warner was trading for a long time as a candidate for the U.S. presidential election of 2008. He has often been compared with Bill Clinton because of his social and geographical origin.

On 12 October 2006, he announced unexpectedly not to stand as a candidate to the presidential elections. The main reason Warner gave consideration to his family.

Election as Senator from Virginia

On 13 September 2007 he gave via video message his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, 2008. Already the first polls in early November 2007 according to which he was considered favorite by more than 20 percentage points ahead of his Republican challenger, former Governor Jim Gilmore. In the election on November 4, 2008 Warner won with a 64:34 per cent, which he could succeed his no longer candidates namesake John Warner.