Biography
(Son-in-law of Lyndon Baines Johnson), a Senator from Virginia. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. , June 26, 1939. Graduated public school in Fairfax, Va. Attended Cornell University, graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison 1961. Received law degree from University of Virginia 1973. United States Marine Corps 1961-1970. Law clerk, U. S. Court of Appeals 1973-1974. Began private practice of law in 1974. Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 1978-1982. Governor of Virginia 1982-1986. Resumed the practice of law in Virginia. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1988. Reelected in 1994 and served from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 2001. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000. Chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (One Hundred Second Congress). Distinguished professor of law and public policy, George Mason University 2001-. Appointed by President George W. Bush as co-chair, Commission on Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction 2004-2005. Is a resident of McLean, Va.