Mark Earley

Mark Earley
40th Attorney General of Virginia
In office January 17, 1998 – June 3, 2001
Preceded by	Richard Cullen
Succeeded by	Randolph A. Beales
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 14th district
In office January 13, 1988 – November 24, 1997
Preceded by	William T. Parker
Succeeded by	Randy Forbes
Personal details
Born	Mark Lawrence Earley (1954-07-26) July 26, 1954 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Cynthia Breithaupt
Alma mater	College of William & Mary

Mark Lawrence Earley (born July 26, 1954) is an American politician. As a member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Virginia State Senate (1988–1998) and then as Attorney General of Virginia from 1998 to 2001. In 2001, he resigned as Attorney General to focus his time on the 2001 campaign for Governor of Virginia. He ran to succeed James Gilmore, but lost to businessman and Democratic Party leader Mark Warner.

From 2002 to 2011, Earley was president of Prison Fellowship, a prominent Christian organization dedicated to ministry to prison inmates and their families. He is a husband and a father of six.

Controversy

As Attorney General of Virginia, Earley recused himself during the investigation against evangelist Pat Robertson by the Commonwealth of Virginia concluded that Robertson diverted his ministry's donations to a Liberian diamond-mining operation. Robertson made a contribution of $35,000 to Earley's campaign.

External links

• BreakPoint with Mark Earley Broadcasts
• Profile at Project Vote Smart

Legal offices
Preceded by Richard Cullen	Attorney General of Virginia January 17, 1998 – June 4, 2001	Succeeded by Randolph A. Beales
Party political offices
Preceded by Jim Gilmore	Republican Nominee for Governor of Virginia 2001	Succeeded by Jerry Kilgore