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Bob McDonnell is the Republican governor of Virginia until January 2014. McDonnell was elected over Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds. McDonnell previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2006 and as state Attorney General from 2006 to 2009. McDonnell graduated from the University of Nortre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., with a bachelor's degree in 1976. He then served in the U.S. Army on active duty from 1976 to 1981 and in the reserves until 1997, retiring as a lieutenant colenel. He received a master's degree in business adminsitration from Boston University in 1980 and a master's and law degree from Regent University, Virginia Beach, in 1989.

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Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2014 in a speech.:

"We expanded charter" schools.

By Nancy Madsen • January 13, 2014
Bob McDonnell
stated on October 2, 2013 in a TV interview.:

"It’s been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget."

By Nancy Madsen • October 14, 2013
Bob McDonnell
stated on March 8, 2013:

On raising taxes.

By Nancy Madsen • March 8, 2013
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 9, 2013 in a speech.:

"The brutal fact is, when it comes to education, America is slipping" behind other nations.

By Nancy Madsen • February 8, 2013
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 in a news conference.:

Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee that’s "equal to or lower than most states."

By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2013

Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on August 5, 2011 in a web video:

Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office.

By Sean Gorman • August 18, 2011
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on June 2, 2011 in a fundraising appeal.:

Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads."

By Jacob Geiger • June 28, 2011
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on June 6, 2011 in a web video.:

Virginia spends $400,000 on abstinence programs while losing $2.5 million in federal funds due to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s "political agenda."

By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2011
Ward Armstrong
stated on May 23, 2011 in a news release.:

Under Gov. Bob McDonnell, more jobs have been lost than created in Southside and Southwest Virginia.

By Sean Gorman • May 28, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech.:

"The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we don’t have a repayment mechanism."

By Jacob Geiger • May 18, 2011

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