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Ken Cuccinelli
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Prior offices:
Attorney General of Virginia
Years in office: 2010 - 2014
Predecessor: Bill Mims
Successor: Mark Herring (D)
Virginia State Senate
Years in office: 2002 - 2010
Education
Bachelor's
University of Virginia
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George Mason University School of Law and Economics
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Kenneth "Ken" Thomas Cuccinelli II (born July 30, 1968, in Edison, New Jersey) was the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. He was appointed to the position by former acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on June 10, 2019.[1]

Cuccinelli is a former Republican Attorney General of Virginia, having been sworn into office on January 16, 2010. Prior to this, he had been a Republican member of the Virginia State Senate since 2002, representing the thirty-seventh congressional district.

Cuccinelli was the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia in the 2013 election. He was the only gubernatorial candidate to file for the party's statewide primary convention by the January 14, 2013 deadline.[2] He faced Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe and Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis in the general election on November 5, 2013, and was defeated by McAuliffe.[3]

A February 2013 article in Governing named Cuccinelli as one of the top state Republican officials to watch in 2013.[4]

Biography

Cuccinelli is both the business owner and partner in the law firm of Cuccinelli & Day, PLLC, located in Fairfax, Virginia. He is a business attorney that specializes in intellectual property protection and patents, often serving as an independent counsel for smaller business owners. Additionally, Cuccinelli has served since 1997 as a court appointed lawyer for those individuals placed within the state's involuntary civil commitment process.

Other roles:

  • Member/Chair, Advisory Committee, Virginia's Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1994-1999)
  • Sully Representative, Advisory Committee, Fairfax County Public Schools Social Studies (1998-1999)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Families Incorporated (1998-2000)
  • Volunteer Coach/Referee, Basketball
  • Member, Defenders of Property Rights
  • Member, Fairfax Bar Association
  • Member, Fairfax Bar Association
  • Member, Saint Andrew's Catholic Church
  • Member, Virginia State Bar Association
  • Member, Commission on the Prevention of Human Trafficking
  • Member, Joint Subcommittee to Study Liability Protections for Healthcare Providers
  • Member, Public/Private Partnership Advisory Commission
  • Member, Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Project
  • Member, Virginia Supreme Court Commission on Mental Health in the Justice System

Education

  • Graduated from Gonzaga College High School (1986)
  • Bachelor's degree, University of Virginia in mechanical engineering
  • Juris Doctorate degree, George Mason University School of Law
  • Master's degree, George Mason University in international commerce and policy

Political career

Virginia Attorney General (2010-2014)

Issues

Immigration

On Monday, August 2, 2010, Cuccinelli published an opinion based on an inquest made by State Representative Bob Marshall concerning Prince William County's implementation of a "law that requires police to check the immigration status of everyone they arrest -- but not everyone they come in legal contact with."[5] Virginia's top law enforcer argued that state "law enforcement officers, including conservation officers may, like Arizona police officers, inquire into the immigration status of persons stopped or arrested."[6] Cuccinelli noted, however, that, unlike under Arizona's SB 1070, Virginia state law does not require them to do so.

Nearly two weeks after the United States Justice Department filed suit against the state of Arizona over its immigration law, Senate Bill 1070 - The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070), contending that it "interferes with federal immigration responsibilities," Cuccinelli joined eight other Republican state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the measure.[7][8] The Virginia Attorney General said Arizona's law maintained the joint federal-state cooperative immigration enforcement program established by Congress.[9]

Environment

Cuccinelli announced on February 17, 2010, that he had filed petitions with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. to reverse a finding by the Obama administration that declared carbon dioxide a danger to public health that contributes to global warming. He is one of two state attorneys general, both Republican, challenging the Democratic White House on this issue.[10]

In his own state, Cuccinelli used Virginia's "Fraud against Taxpayer's Act," to bring a case against a climate scientist. On March 2, 2013, the Virginia Supreme Court announced that it had sided with the University of Virginia in Cuccinelli's investigation of Michael Mann, a former climate scientist at the University of Virginia. Cuccinelli claimed Mann committed fraud against taxpayers while studying climate change. Cuccinelli believed Mann manipulated his data in order to secure more federal grants. The court ruled first against the language of the law and it's inability to affect state agencies like the university. Supreme Court Justice Leroy Millette wrote "In sum, neither by express language nor by necessary implication does FATA provide the Attorney General with authority to issue CIDs to commonwealth agencies."[11]

Healthcare reform
See also: State Attorneys General Against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

One week after the Virginia General Assembly passed a "bill that would make it illegal for the [federal] government to require individuals [within the state] to purchase health insurance," a measure being considered by thirty-seven other states in case congress passed healthcare reform legislation, Cuccinelli announced Virginia would file suit against the federal government if the United States House of Representatives passed the Senate version of the healthcare measure.[12][13]

In addition to this, the Virginia Attorney General also issued a letter addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) saying if she chose to enact the healthcare reform bill without the conventional House vote, more constitutional challenges would be filed by the states, including Virginia. Speaking with Greta Van Susteren on her FOX News program on Thursday, March 18, Cuccinelli said he would appear in court the next week after President Obama signed the bill if the House used the deem and pass rule to enact it without a conventional house vote.[14] Ultimately, the House decided against using the controversial tactic to pass the Senate's version of the health care bill.[15]

The morning after the United States House of Representatives passed the Senate reconciliation bill, Cuccinelli said he would file suit against the federal government.[16][17]

After Cuccinelli filed suit in Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebilius on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, the federal government responded by moving to have Cuccinelli's lawsuit dismissed. In a press release, Cuccinelli cited the Tenth Amendment, arguing that Virginia had sovereignty on healthcare policy because the Constitution of the United States did not give the federal government the power to mandate that all citizens purchase a product or service. Thus, Cuccinelli argued, under the Tenth Amendment, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act should remain sovereign. He added this opinion to his argument based on the Commerce Clause.[18]

The Virginia Attorney General argued not only would the litigation against the federal health care measure cost no more than the $350 legally required filing fee, it could ultimately "save the commonwealth more than $1 billion in estimated costs."[19] The health care overhaul is expected to cost the state of Virginia $1.1 billion over seven years, beginning in 2015, mainly as a result of the new Medicaid requirements, according to estimates calculated by the governor's office.


Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli told Greta Van Susteren that the ruling finding the individual mandate unconstitutional eliminates the funding mechanism for Obamacare.

On Monday, August 2, 2010, the Honorable Henry Hudson, a federal judge for United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, ruled "that the state of Virginia could proceed with its challenge to President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law."[20] Though refusing to comment on the arguments in the case at this point, Hudson did however note that the issue raised by the states, specifically whether or not the federal government has the authority under the Commerce Clause to force citizens to purchase insurance, had not yet fully been tested in the court system. Furthermore, he stated that he had "not [been] persuaded that the Secretary has demonstrated a failure to state a cause of action with respect to the Commerce Clause element."[21][22]

On October 18, 2010, the first day the suit was presented before the court, Judge Henry E. Hudson remarked that he would have a decision by the end of the year. However, he also acknowledged that his decision would be "only one brief stop on the way to the United States Supreme Court.”[23]

Nearly two months later, Judge Hudson had reached a decision, ruling that the requirement that all individuals purchase health care coverage under the "individual mandate" exceeded "the constitutional boundaries of congressional power."[24] He rejected the Obama Administration's argument that the federal government has the authority to implement the individual mandate under the provisions of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. Judge Hudson noted that “same reasoning could apply to transportation, housing or nutritional decisions” and that “this broad definition of the economic activity subject to congressional regulation lacks logical limitation.”[25] In spite of his ruling striking down a key component of the federal health care reform measure, Judge Hudson refused to issue an injunction stopping implementation of the law, noting that the unconstitutional elements of the law could be severed from the whole.[26][27]

State-funded charities

Cuccinelli's office released an advisory opinion in early 2011 regarding state funding for charities, which triggered scrutiny of how to fund charities with tax dollars as they develop criteria to weed through hundreds of nonprofits current receiving state funding.

Eleven agencies were involved in scrutinizing non-contracted services for potential problems. In the Health Department alone, 56 charities were flagged. Of those, 26 had their payments delayed until a formal contract could be drafted, state Secretary of Finance Ric Brown told lawmakers.[28]

State officials were to determine if funding for the three nonprofits — a hospice, a heritage trail and a historical preservation fund — was being lawfully given.

The state Department of Planning and Budget released a mid-review report of the 54 nonprofit organizations and programs slated to receive more than $23 million in 2011 and about $24 million in 2012. The report responds to Cuccinelli’s opinion that charitable giving by the government is unconstitutional.

As of May 20, 2011, 11 charities complied with the Virginia Constitution, while 14 nonprofits were encouraged to draw up contracts with the state for the services provided, according to the report. No opinion was listed for 26 charities, because they did not seek one from the attorney general’s office or did not provide that information to the state Department of Planning and Budget.[29]

Virginia State Senate (2002-2010)

Cuccinelli was first selected to represent the public in the State Senate when he won the August 2002 special election held to replace Warren Barry, who resigned in order to serve on the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. During his tenure, he operated within the Senate Courts of Justice, Transportation, Local Government, and the Rehabilitation and Social Services committees.

Issues

Abortion

As a state senator, Cuccinelli sponsored legislative measures, including a requiring doctors to anesthetize fetuses after the first trimester and requiring physicians who perform abortions on pregnant girls 15 years old or younger to preserve the fetal tissue for the purpose of determining whether the pregnancy is the result of criminal behavior.[30][31]

Later, during the course of his 2009 campaign for Attorney General, he received the endorsement of the Republican National Coalition for Life.

Gun control

During his tenure as a member of the State Legislature, he sponsored bills repealing the state prohibition on carrying a concealed handgun in a restaurant or club and recognizing concealed handgun permits or licenses issued by another state.[32][33]

Cuccinelli received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in his 2009 campaign for Attorney General.

Immigration

In the Virginia General Assembly, Cuccinelli introduced a measure calling upon the United States Congress to call for a constitutional convention to amend the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution to revoke the citizenship rights for children of illegal aliens born on United States soil in addition to a bill making an employee's inability or refusal to speak English at the workplace, in violation of a known policy of the employer, to be constituted as misconduct and disqualify that individual from receiving unemployment compensation benefits from Virginia Employment Commission (VEC).[34][35]

State song

On January 30, 2006, Cuccinelli filed an amendment to a bill to designate the official state song as "Taxman" by the Beatles. He said his constituents would feel a connection to the song as "they feel like all they ever get from Richmond is more taxes." The amendment was not taken up for consideration.[36]

Elections

2013

See also: Virginia gubernatorial election, 2013

Cuccinelli was the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia in the 2013. He was the only gubernatorial candidate to file for the party's statewide primary convention by the January 14, 2013 deadline.[2][37][38]

  • General Election - 2013 Governor's Race
Virginia Gubernatorial General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTerry McAuliffe 47.8% 1,069,789
     Republican Ken Cuccinelli 45.2% 1,013,354
     Libertarian Robert Sarvis 6.5% 146,084
     N/A Write-in 0.5% 11,087
Total Votes 2,240,314
Election Results via Virginia State Board of Elections.

Race background

Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) was ineligible to run for re-election in 2013 because of term limits. Term limits for governors in Virginia are stricter than in any other state in the country. Under the commonwealth's constitution, governors are prohibited from serving consecutive terms. As a result, Governor Bob McDonnell, despite being in his first term, was ineligible to seek re-election.

Virginia does not impose term limits on the office of attorney general.[39] Following the state Republican Party's decision to switch from an open primary election to a closed nominating convention beginning in 2013, and with Cuccinelli entering the race, outgoing Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling withdrew his bid for the Republican nomination in November 2012.[40][41] Regarding the option of seeking re-election as lieutenant governor, Bill Bolling stated that, “Under normal circumstances, I would be open to the possibility of running for another term as lieutenant governor, but I would not be interested in running on a statewide ticket with Mr. Cuccinelli.”[42] He later said he regretted dropping out of the race as early as he did.[43]

McDonnell had previously pledged his support for Bolling's candidacy. After Bolling left the race, Governor Bob McDonnell endorsed fellow Republican Ken Cuccinelli.[44][45]

In response to the major party picks, the Libertarian Party held a special convention and nominated Robert Sarvis as the party's official gubernatorial candidate.[46]

Like Cuccinelli and Sarvis, McAuliffe faced no primary opponent. In the days leading up to the election, aggregated polling data showed McAuliffe holding an average advantage of about seven percentage points over Cuccinelli.[47][48] In the final campaign finance reporting period ending October 28, Terry McAuliffe reported raising $8.1 million, compared to Ken Cuccinelli’s $2.9 million. McAuliffe also held $1.6 million in cash on hand, roughly twice the amount Cuccinelli had available. Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis reported $81,595 raised and $58,584 in cash on hand.[49][50][51] Hillary Clinton endorsed Terry McAuliffe on October 19—her first campaign event appearance since leaving the position of U.S. Secretary of State.[52] Former President Bill Clinton endoresed McAuliffe soon thereafter, followed by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, who joined the McAuliffe campaign effort in the final week of the election season.[53]

The three candidates faced off in the general election on November 5, 2013. McAuliffe won by a 2.6 percent margin.[54]

Impact of US government shutdown on governor's race

The 2013 federal government shutdown occurred during the final weeks of the Virginia gubernatorial race.[55] Each campaign released an ad during the aftermath of the shutdown.[56]

McAuliffe’s campaign released an advertisement linking Cuccinelli to Republican members of Congress, highlighting Cuccinelli’s association with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).[57] The ad referenced Cuccinelli's previous effort to defund Planned Parenthood, suggesting that these actions contributed to delays in passing other legislation. The ad also claimed that Cuccinelli had been sufficiently opposed to Mark Warner's 2004 budget to call for a shutdown of the state government.[58]

Cuccinelli's campaign released an ad citing articles from The Washington Post and the Richmond-Times Dispatch that criticized McAuliffe’s proposed budget plan and claimed McAuliffe had threatened a government shutdown if the plan was not approved. The radio spot also accused McAuliffe of being "against compromise, against working together to find solutions,” pointing to McAuliffe's support for Democratic members of Congress who had supported the government shutdown.[59][60]

The shutdown was also referenced by Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis, who said, "People are looking for other options they don't like what they have to see from those two parties and we're trying to fill that void with principled advocacy for more freedom in our economic sphere and personal lives," stated Sarvis.[61][62]

Polls

February 2013-November 2013
All candidates

Governor of Virginia: All candidates
Poll Terry McAuliffe (D) Ken Cuccinelli (R)Robert Sarvis (L)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Emerson College Poll
(October 25-20, 2013)
 42%40%13%5%+/-3.24874
Christopher Newport University Poll of Likely Voters
(October 25-30, 2013)
 45%38%10%7%+/-3.01,038
AVERAGES 43.5% 39% 11.5% 6% +/-3.12 956
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
Governor of Virginia: All candidates
Poll Terry McAuliffe (D) Ken Cuccinelli (R)Robert Sarvis (L)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Quinnipiac University Poll
(October 30, 2013)
 45%41%9%4%+/-2.91,182
Washington Post/Abt-SRBI Poll
(October 24-27, 2013)
 51%39%8%1%+/-4.5762
Public Policy Poll (Early voters)
(October 19-20, 26-27, 2013)
 55%40%3%2%+/--1,433
Old Dominion University Poll
 44%37%7%9%+/-5.0670
Wenzel Strategies
(October 21-22, 2013)
 41%40%10%9%+/-3.85640
Quinnipiac University Poll
(October 15-21, 2013)
 46%39%10%4%+/-3.01,085
Rasmussen Reports Poll
(October 20, 2013)
 50%33%8%5%+/-3.01,000
NBC4/NBC News/Marist Poll
(October 13-15, 2013)
 46%38%9%7%+/-4.0596
Quinnipiac University Poll
(October 2-8, 2013)
 47%39%8%6%+/-2.91,180
Public Policy Poll/Harper
(October 5-6, 2013)
 44%35%12%9%+/-2.91,150
AVERAGES 46.9% 38.1% 8.4% 5.6% +/-2.31 969.8
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
Governor of Virginia: All candidates
Poll Terry McAuliffe (D) Ken Cuccinelli (R)Robert Sarvis (L)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Christopher Newport Poll
(October 1-6, 2013)
 47%38%9%11%+/-3.1886
Rasmussen Reports Poll
(September 23, 2013)
 44%38%6%11%+/-3.01,050
NBC News/Marist Poll
(September 17-19, 2013)
 43%38%8%11%+/-4.2546
Washington Post-Abt SRBI poll
(September 19-22, 2013)
 47%39%10%3%+/-4.5562
Harper Polling/Conservative Intel
(September 15-16, 2013)
 42%37%10%11%+/-3.51779
Quinnipiac University Poll
(September 9-15, 2013)
 44%41%7%6%+/-3.11,005
League of Women Voters/Public Policy Polling
(August 27-28, 2013)
 44%37%9%9%+/--500
Emerson College Poll
(August 23-28, 2013)
 45%35%10%11%+/-3.8653
Public Policy Polling
(July 11-14, 2013)
 41%37%7%5%+/-4.0601
Roanoke University Poll
(July 8-14, 2013)
 31%37%5%27%+/-4.3525
AVERAGES 42.8% 37.7% 8.1% 10.5% +/-2.73 710.7
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

McAuliffe vs. Cuccinelli only

Governor of Virginia: Cuccinelli v. McAuliffe (June 2013 - present)
Poll Terry McAuliffe (D) Ken Cuccinelli (R)Undecided/OtherMargin of errorSample size
Public Policy Poll/Harper
(October 5-6, 2013)
 52%42%6%+/-2.9
Washington Post-Abt SRBI poll
(September 19-22, 2013)
 49%44%7%+/-4.5562
Purple Strategies Poll
(September 6-10, 2013)
 43%38%19%+/-3.5800
Rasmussen Reports
(September 3-4, 2013)
 45%38%10%+/-3.0998
Internal Poll
(August 13-18, 2013)
 48%44%8%+/-4.0600
Quinnipiac University Poll
(August 14-19, 2013)
 48%42%9%+/-2.91,129
Quinnipiac University Poll
(July 11-15, 2013)
 43%39%16%+/-3.11,030
Rasmussen Reports Poll
(June 5-6, 2013)
 44%41%12%+/-3.01,000
AVERAGES 46.5% 41% 10.88% +/-3.36 764.88
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
Governor of Virginia: Cuccinelli v. McAuliffe (February 2013 - May 2013)
Poll Terry McAuliffe (D) Ken Cuccinelli (R)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Public Policy Polling
(May 24-26, 2013)
 42%37%21%+/-3.8672
Quinnipiac University
(May 8-13, 2013)
 43%38%17%+/-2.71,286
NBC News/Marist Poll
(April 28-May 2, 2013)
 43%41%16%+/-3.01,095
Washington Post (Likely Voters)
(April 29-May 2, 2013)
 41%51%8%+/-5.0663
Washington Post (Registered Voters)
(April 29-May 2, 2013)
 41%46%13%+/-4.0887
Roanoke College Poll
(April 8-14, 2013)
 29%34%38%+/-3.9629
Quinnipiac University
(Feb. 14-18, 2013)
 38%38%21%+/-2.01,112
AVERAGES 39.57% 40.71% 19.14% +/-3.49 906.29
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.


Campaign finance

Ken Cuccinelli[63] Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
Post-Primary ReportJuly 15, 2013$2,746,111.17$1,139,297.36$(5,019,045.31)$2,652,588.43
8 Day Pre-General ReportOctober 28, 2013$1,050,067.09$2,922,435.88$(3,368,339.02)$604,163.95
Running totals
$4,061,733.24$(8,387,384.33)

Endorsements

Cuccinelli's 2013 gubernatorial campaign was endorsed by outgoing incumbent Gov. Bob McDonnell. Other supporters included, but were not limited to, the following individuals from government and/or the business community:[64][65]

  • Dave “Mudcat” Saunders, Roanoke-based Democratic* strategist
Saunders decided to endorse Cuccinelli over his party's nominee, Terry McAuliffe, because, "he and Cuccinelli agree 'on matters of economic fairness' and share concerns about the middle class."[66]

Campaign advertisements

2009

Cuccinelli defeated Democrat Stephen C. Shannon for attorney general in the November 2009 general election, earning 57.51% of the total vote.[69]

  • 2009 Race for Attorney General - General Election
Attorney General of Virginia, 2009
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKen T. Cunccinelli II 57.5% 1,124,137
     Democratic Stephen C. Shannon 42.4% 828,687
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 1,772
Total Votes 1,954,596
  • 2009 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary
  • Ken Cuccinelli ran unopposed in this contest

Noteworthy events

L.M.-M. v. Cuccinelli (2020)
See also: United States District Court for the District of Columbia (L.M.-M., et al., Plaintiffs, v. KENNETH T. CUCCINELLI II, in his purported official capacity as acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al.,, Case 1:19-cv-02676-RDM)

On March 1, 2020, Judge Randolph D. Moss of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia handed down his ruling on L.M.-M. v. Cuccinelli. The case considered whether the appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (FVRA). In a 55-page opinion, Judge Moss concluded Cuccinelli's appointment wasn't compliant with the FVRA.[70] Due to this finding, two directives issued by Cuccinelli, and any resulting removal orders, were set aside for the five asylum seekers involved in the case.[71] Moss wrote:

“ Until a legally sufficient interview occurs, the individual Plaintiffs are not subject to expedited removal. The Court will, accordingly, vacate their negative credible-fear determinations (and any removal orders that are premised on those determinations) and will remand their cases to USCIS for further proceedings consistent with this decision.[72] ”
—Randolph D. Moss (2020)


Campaign finance summary

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Ken Cuccinelli campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2009Virginia Attorney General/VA State Senate*Won $3,152,043 N/A**
2007VA State SenateWon $1,109,717 N/A**
2003VA State SenateWon $431,866 N/A**
Grand total$4,693,626 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Ken Cuccinelli
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:At-large delegate
State:Virginia
Bound to:Unknown
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state

Cuccinelli was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Virginia.[73] In Virginia’s primary election on March 1, 2016, Donald Trump won 17 delegates, Marco Rubio won 16, Ted Cruz won eight, John Kasich won five, and Ben Carson won three. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Cuccinelli was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Virginia's Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[74]

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Virginia, 2016 and Republican delegates from Virginia, 2016

Delegates from Virginia to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and the Virginia State Convention in April 2016. Except for the three unbound RNC delegates to the convention, delegates from Virginia were bound by state party rules to the results of the state primary for the first ballot of the convention. They were also required to sign a pledge indicating that they intend to support all nominees of the Republican Party during their term as a delegate.

Virginia primary results

See also: Presidential election in Virginia, 2016
Virginia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Marco Rubio 32% 327,918 16
Lindsey Graham 0% 444 0
Ben Carson 5.9% 60,228 3
Rand Paul 0.3% 2,917 0
Mike Huckabee 0.1% 1,458 0
Ted Cruz 16.7% 171,150 8
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 34.8% 356,840 17
Jim Gilmore 0.1% 653 0
Chris Christie 0.1% 1,102 0
Jeb Bush 0.4% 3,645 0
Rick Santorum 0% 399 0
John Kasich 9.5% 97,784 5
Carly Fiorina 0.1% 914 0
Totals 1,025,452 49
Source: CNN and Virginia Department of Elections

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
Logo-GOP.png

Virginia had 49 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 33 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 11 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote.[75][76]

Of the remaining 16 delegates, 13 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[75][76]

Personal

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Cuccinelli currently resides in Fairfax County, Virginia with his wife of nineteen years, Alice Monteiro, and their seven children. He is also a practicing Roman Catholic. In 2008, he received the Legislator of the Year Award from Family Foundation.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Politico, "Cuccinelli starts as acting immigration official despite GOP opposition," June 10, 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Hill, "Cuccinelli only Republican to file for governor in Virginia," January 15, 2013
  3. ↑ ‘’FOX News,’’ “Democrat Terry McAuliffe wins Va. governor’s race, Fox News projects,” November 5, 2013
  4. ↑ Governing, "State Republican Officials to Watch in 2013," February 6, 2013
  5. ↑ FOX News, "Virginia AG Rules Officers Can Check Immigration Status, Aren't Required" 2 Aug. 2010
  6. ↑ Politico, "Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants immigration checks" 3 Aug. 2010
  7. ↑ FOX News, "Justice Department Files Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law" 6 July, 2010
  8. ↑ The Washington Examiner, "Cuccinelli files amicus brief defending Arizona’s immigration law" 15 July, 2010
  9. ↑ Hampton Roads, "Va. AG joins 8 other states backing Arizona immigration law" 15 July, 2010
  10. ↑ Hampton Roads, "VA Challenge Obama Administration Over Global Warming Finding" 17 Feb. 2010
  11. ↑ Huffington Post, Academic Freedom Wins in Cuccinelli Climate Case, March 2, 2012
  12. ↑ Washington Post, "Va. assembly approves bill to bar health-insurance mandate" 11 March, 2010
  13. ↑ Washington Post, "Cuccinelli's office confirms Virginia will sue over health care" 17 March, 2010
  14. ↑ YouTube, "Virginia Attorney General: If Dems Ram Obamacare Through House He Will Be in Court Next Week" 18 March, 2010
  15. ↑ FOX News, "House Opts Against 'Deeming' Healthcare Bill Passed" 20 March, 2010
  16. ↑ WSLS 10 "Cuccinelli says Virginia will sue over health-care bill" 22 March, 2010
  17. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Cuccinelli vows no letup to restrain federal power" 27 March, 2010
  18. ↑ Office of the Attorney General, "Virginia Responds to Feds' Attempts to Dismiss Healthcare Suit" 7 June, 2010
  19. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Cuccinelli: Health-care lawsuit could save state $1 billion" 31 March, 2010
  20. ↑ Yahoo! News, "Judge lets Virginia healthcare challenge proceed" 2 Aug. 2010
  21. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Challenge to Healthcare Law Advances" 2 Aug. 2010
  22. ↑ Hot Air, "Breaking: Federal judge refuses to dismiss Virginia challenge to ObamaCare" 2 Aug. 2010
  23. ↑ Virginia Statehouse News, "Federal judge to rule on health insurance mandate by year’s end" 18 Oct. 2010
  24. ↑ National Review Online, "Breaking: Virginia Judge Rules Individual Mandate Unconstitutional" 13 Dec. 2010
  25. ↑ Yahoo! News, "Judge in Va. strikes down federal health care law" 13 Dec. 2010
  26. ↑ National Journal" Federal Judge Rules Against Healthcare Law 13 Dec. 2010
  27. ↑ FOX News, "Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Virginia's Central Challenge to Healthcare Law" 13 Dec. 2010
  28. ↑ "Virginia’s charity probe continues, will affect budget," Virginia Statehouse News via Statehouse News Online, May 16, 2011
  29. ↑ "Nonprofits come under microscope as Virginia funding review plods," By Amanda Iacone, Virginia Statehouse News, May 23, 2011
  30. ↑ Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System - SB 371 Abortion; procedure if performed after first trimester
  31. ↑ Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System - SB 315 Abortion; preservation of fetal tissue when performed on child under age 15
  32. ↑ Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System - SB 579 Concealed weapons; abolishes prohib. on carrying in a rest. or club, excep. when alcohol consumed
  33. ↑ Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System - SB 771 Concealed handgun permits
  34. ↑ Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System - SJ 131 Birthright citizenship; memorializing Congress to amend Fourteenth Amendment of U.S. Constitution
  35. ↑ Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System - SB 339 Unemployment compensation; employee's inability to speak English at workplace is misconduct
  36. ↑ Buzzfeed, "Ken Cuccinelli Once Filed An Amendment To Change Virginia's State Song To The Beatles' “Taxman”," May 2, 2013
  37. ↑ The Collegian, "Obama victory could cost Democrats Virginia governorship," November 15, 2012
  38. ↑ Politico, Terry McAuliffe edges Ken Cuccinelli; Chris Christie coasts, November 6, 2013
  39. ↑ Richmond Times Dispatch, "Bolling on Cuccinelli: 'Nothing he does surprises me'," December 6, 2011
  40. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named wapo1
  41. ↑ Washington Post, "Bill Bolling decides not to seek GOP nomination for VA governor," November 28, 2012
  42. ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Could Bolling run for governor as an independent?" November 28, 2012
  43. ↑ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Bolling regrets dropping out of the race so soon," April 22, 2013
  44. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named collegian
  45. ↑ Washington Post, "Cuccinelli vs. McAuliffe: Virginia governor’s race holds the eyes of the nation," March 29, 2013
  46. ↑ Independent Political Report, "Robert Sarvis Receives Libertarian Party of Virginia Nomination for Governor in 2013," accessed April 27, 2013
  47. ↑ Washington Post, "McAuliffe opens up double digit lead over Cuccinelli in Virginia governor's race," October 28, 2013
  48. ↑ The Huffington Post, "HuffPost Pollster: 2013 Virginia Governor: Cuccinelli vs. McAuliffe," accessed September 18, 2013
  49. ↑ Politico, "Terry McAuliffe outraises Ken Cuccinelli by $3M," October 15, 2013
  50. ↑ The Washington Post, "McAuliffe tops Cuccinelli in fundraising race for Virginia governor," September 17, 2013
  51. ↑ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, "McAuliffe maintains cash edge over Cuccineli," September 17, 2013
  52. ↑ The Hill, "Hillary Clinton to campaign in Virginia with McAuliffe (Video)," October 14, 2013
  53. ↑ Washington Post, "Obama, Biden to hit the trail for McAuliffe Va. governor bid, first lady cuts radio ad," October 29, 2013
  54. ↑ ABC 7, "Terry McAuliffe qualifies for Virginia June Democratic primary ballot," March 27, 2013
  55. ↑ Politico, "Virginia governor race 2013: Shutdown roils contest," October 4, 2013
  56. ↑ The Washington Post, "Five things to watch in the Cuccinelli-McAuliffe debate," September 25, 2013
  57. ↑ RealClearPolitics, "Virginia Governor - Cuccinelli vs. McAuliffe," accessed October 7, 2013
  58. ↑ The Washington Post, "In Virginia governor’s race, McAuliffe calls on Cuccinelli to denounce shutdown, Cruz," October 7, 2013
  59. ↑ YouTube, "Terry McAuliffe Radio Ad: Cuccinelli and the Architect," October 5, 2013
  60. ↑ YouTube, "Shutdown," accessed October 7, 2013
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  62. ↑ NBC29.com, "Robert Sarvis: I'm giving voters a better option," October 5, 2013
  63. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign finance report: Ken Cuccinelli for Governor," July 15, 2013
  64. ↑ NBC 12- Decision Virginia 2013, "Transportation battle creates awkward political triangle," March 26, 2013
  65. ↑ Ken Cuccinelli for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Endorse Ken Cuccinelli For Governor," accessed August 1, 2013
  66. ↑ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Democratic strategist Dave 'Mudcat' Saunders backs Ken Cuccinelli," September 10, 2013
  67. ↑ Washington Post, "Mike Huckabee campaigns for Republican Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia governor’s race," October 18, 2013
  68. ↑ Washington Post, "Louisiana governor campaigns with Cuccinelli in Prince William," October 29, 2013
  69. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2009 General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2012
  70. ↑ United States District Court for the District of Columbia, L.M.-M. v. Cuccinelli, March 1, 2020
  71. ↑ United States District Court for the District of Columbia, L.M.-M. v. Cuccinelli, March 1, 2020
  72. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  73. ↑ Virginia GOP, "Complete Virginia National Delegates to the GOP Convention," June 23, 2016
  74. ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
  75. ↑ 75.0 75.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  76. ↑ 76.0 76.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016


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