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McDonnell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Emma B. Meta (née Meiller) and John Francis McDonnell. [16] His family moved to Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1955 when he was a year old.
McDonnell v. United States , 579 U.S. 550 (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the appeal of former Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell's conviction for honest services fraud and Hobbs Act extortion.
It was created by Governor Bob McDonnell in 2010 to succeed the position of Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness. [1] It was referred to as the "secretary of veterans affairs and homeland security" until 2014, when most homeland security responsibilities were transferred to the secretary of public safety and homeland security.
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 the election board before the November 2008 deadline.
Bob McDonnell served as Governor of Virginia from January 16, 2010, to January 11, 2014. Before serving as governor, McDonnell served as Virginia Attorney General from 2006 to 2010 and in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2006.
The incumbent governor, Republican Bob McDonnell, was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution. Virginia is the only state that prohibits its governor from serving immediate successive terms. This was the 5th consecutive election in which the Republican nominee was an Attorney General of ...
The 2009 Virginia attorney general election took place in Virginia on November 3, 2009. Incumbent Attorney General Bob McDonnell was eligible for re-election, but instead opted to successfully run for Governor of Virginia.
Before the elections, both seats were held by Republicans. Republican incumbent Chris Christie won reelection in New Jersey, while in Virginia, Democrat Terry McAuliffe won the open seat held by term-limited Republican Bob McDonnell. This was the first time since 1985 that Virginia and New Jersey elected governors of different parties.