Jim Gilmore
Jim Gilmore | |
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United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe | |
In office July 2, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Dan Baer |
Succeeded by | Michael R. Carpenter |
68th Governor of Virginia | |
In office January 17, 1998 – January 12, 2002 | |
Lieutenant | John Hager |
Preceded by | George Allen |
Succeeded by | Mark Warner |
Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
In office January 18, 2001 – December 5, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Jim Nicholson |
Succeeded by | Marc Racicot |
38th Attorney General of Virginia | |
In office January 15, 1994 – June 11, 1997 | |
Governor | George Allen |
Preceded by | Stephen Rosenthal |
Succeeded by | Richard Cullen |
Personal details | |
Born | James Stuart Gilmore III October 6, 1949 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Roxane Gatling (m. 1977) |
Education | University of Virginia (BA, JD) |
Signature | |
Website | www |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1971–1974 |
Unit | 650th Group, Military Intelligence Corps |
Awards | Joint Service Commendation Medal |
James Stuart Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949) is an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and former attorney who served as the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. A member of the Republican Party, Gilmore also chaired the Republican National Committee in 2001 and served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe during the Trump administration.
A native Virginian, Gilmore graduated with a
In November 2018, Gilmore was nominated by President
Early life and education
Gilmore was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Margaret Evelyn (née Kandle), a church secretary, and James Stuart Gilmore Jr., a grocery store meat cutter.[7] He graduated from John Randolph Tucker High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1971.
Military service
In 1971, Gilmore volunteered to serve in the United States Army after attending college, receiving training and preparation for service in the
Legal career
Gilmore received his
Governor of Virginia
In
In his first year as governor, Gilmore pushed for car tax reduction legislation that was eventually passed by the Democratic-controlled
In April 1998, Gilmore's first trip abroad as governor was to Germany with his Secretary of Commerce, Barry Duval. They sought to expand jobs and investment with German companies who at the time had invested more than $2 billion and 10,000 jobs in the Commonwealth. During his tenure, Gov. Gilmore was focused on creating jobs by leading several trade missions to: South America in 1999 (Argentina, Brazil, Chile); Asia in 2000 (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan); Europe again in 2001 (Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland). Mr. Gilmore, since leaving office, has also traveled to Pakistan, Australia, and Peru. He also traveled to Israel when he was Attorney General of Virginia in the early 1990s.
The Gilmore Administration implemented new Standards of Learning reforms in Virginia's public schools. The Standards of Learning prescribed a uniform curriculum in mathematics, science, English and social studies and instituted new tests at the end of the third, fifth and eighth grades, as well as end-of-course tests in high school, to measure student achievement. During Gilmore's term, Virginia's public school students' scores increased on these state tests as well as nationally normed tests.[14]
In 1999, Gilmore proposed and signed into law legislation that reduced tuitions at public colleges and universities by 20%. Gilmore also commissioned a Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education that studied accountability and governance of public colleges and universities. Gilmore's Commission authored the first blueprint for decentralized regulatory and administrative authority to some universities in return for agreements to meet agreed upon performance objectives.
Gilmore also proposed and signed into law Virginia's first stand-alone
Gilmore created the nation's first state Secretary of Technology, a position first held by Donald Upson. Together they established a statewide technology commission, and signed into law the nation's first comprehensive state Internet policy.[15]
During his term, 37 people were
As governor, Gilmore signed into law legislation establishing a 24-hour waiting period and informed consent for women seeking an
The
Subsequent runs for office
2008 presidential candidacy
A "Draft Gilmore for President" group was formed in August 2006 encouraging Gilmore to run for President of the United States.[17] On December 19, 2006, Gilmore announced he would form an
Gilmore said he represented "the Republican wing of the Republican Party" in the race for the 2008 Presidential nomination; the comment mirrored the slogan used by Howard Dean when seeking the Democratic nomination in the 2004 election, who lifted the slogan from Senator Paul Wellstone. Gilmore officially announced his candidacy on April 26, 2007.[19]
In the first quarter of 2007 Gilmore raised $174,790, the second lowest of any of the major-party candidates.[20] Gilmore hosted only one fundraiser in the first quarter due to a late exploratory announcement.
On July 14, 2007, Gilmore announced that he was ending his campaign. Gilmore said that it would be "impractical" to run, citing the difficulty of raising enough money to be competitive in early-voting states Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.[21]
2008 Senate campaign
In an interview with Politico, Gilmore said that he had been approached to run for the Senate seat of
Gilmore lobbied strongly for choosing the party's nominee at a statewide convention rather than a primary, claiming that a convention would cost only $1 million versus the $4 million required to run a primary campaign. This was no small consideration, as the race for the Democratic nomination essentially ended with Mark Warner's entry into the race. It was understood that Warner would use his considerable wealth to self-finance his campaign. It was thought that a convention would favor Gilmore, since most of the delegates would come from the party's activist base, which is tilted strongly to the right. A primary was thought to favor Davis due to his popularity in voter-rich Northern Virginia; Davis is a moderate Republican, and most Republicans in Northern Virginia tend to be more moderate than their counterparts elsewhere in the state. On October 13, 2007, the state party's central committee voted 47–37 to hold a convention rather than a primary. With this decision, Gilmore said he was seriously considering a run for the Senate.
Gilmore formally announced his candidacy via a YouTube video on November 19, 2007.[22] He said that he was running to give Virginia "a strong and steady hand" in the Senate.
Gilmore faced a challenge from his right in State Delegate
In the November election, Gilmore was heavily defeated, winning only 34 percent of the vote to Warner's 65 percent. Gilmore only carried four counties in the state –
2016 presidential candidacy
On July 7, 2015, Gilmore told the
According to his campaign website, Gilmore's main issues that he would address if elected president include preserving the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, immigration and border re-enforcement, healthcare reform, and restoring America's economy.[28]
Gilmore was consistently the lowest-polling candidate in the 2016 GOP field.[
On January 26, 2016, after being denied participation in five consecutive debates, Gilmore was invited back for the "undercard" debate on January 28, his first debate since August. This was the last debate before the Iowa caucuses. The "undercard" debates were discontinued after the Iowa Caucuses.[33]
In the
Appointments and other positions
During his term as governor, Gilmore chaired the Congressional Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce.[36] The Commission was charged with the task of making recommendations to the United States Congress on Internet taxation. The Commission's Report to Congress opposed taxation of the Internet.[37]
Gilmore served on the board of Windmill International, a government contractor previously accused of trying to secure fraudulent contracts in Iraq. His service on the board was not mentioned in his campaign filings, as required. Gilmore was never accused of wrongdoing regarding fraud committed in Windmill International's name.[38]
From 1999 to 2003, Gilmore chaired the Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, nicknamed the Gilmore Commission.[39] It presented five reports to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and to Congress each December 15 from 1999 through 2003.
From January 2001 to January 2002, Gilmore was the Chairman of the Republican National Committee.[40]
Gilmore is the President & CEO of the Free Congress Foundation,
Gilmore has also served as Chairman of the
From 2005 to 2017 he served on the board of directors of the National Rifle Association.
In 2021, Gilmore was interviewed,
Ambassador to the OSCE
Gilmore was considered for the position of
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Jim Gilmore ends 2016 presidential bid". The Washington Post. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ a b "PN124 — James S. Gilmore — Department of State". U.S. Congress. May 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ a b "Ambassador James Gilmore". U.S. Mission to the OSCE. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ^ a b "Arrival of James Gilmore, New U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe". U.S. Mission to the OSCE. July 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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- ^ "Official election results".
- ^ Bierbauer, Charles (October 31, 1997). "Car Tax Opposition Propels Gilmore's Candidacy – Oct. 31, 1997". CNN. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Nov97 Gen Election Results for Governor by Congressional District and Locality Archived September 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Va. GOP Delegates Rev Up Car-Tax Relief Campaign, The Washington Post
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- ^ Sweet, Phoebe (April 26, 2007). "Editorial: Bragging rights trump need". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "First Quarter 2007 FEC Filings | Campaign 2008: Campaign Finance". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Mike Allen, "Gilmore drops out of the race", The Politico, July 14, 2007
- ^ "Jim Gilmore Announces His Candidacy For The U.S. Senate". YouTube. 2007-11-18. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Results by county for 2008 Senate election". Voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
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- ^ "2016 Republican Presidential Nomination". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Gilmore campaign not concerned, despite not yet qualifying for next GOP debate". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Jim Gilmore: Alive and Kicking". Bearing Drift.com. September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
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- ^ NCTL: National Center for Technology and Law Archived December 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce – Report to Congress Archived November 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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- ^ Gearan, Anne. "Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore on shortlist for ambassador to Germany". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- This article contains some material copied from Republican Party of Virginia.
External links
Political sites
- 2016 presidential campaign website
- Virginia Patriot, Gilmore's official blog (to which the former presidential site redirects)
- Gilmore's website as governor of Virginia, January 1999
Topic pages and databases
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
- Profile at votimus.com
- Collected articles on James S. Gilmore III from The New York Times
- PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer – Vote 2008: Jim Gilmore Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Jim Gilmore at Curlie
- Hugh Finn case
Archival Records
- A Guide to the Records of the Policy Office of Governor James S. Gilmore, 1998–2001 at The Library of Virginia
- A Guide to the Executive Office Congressional E-Commerce Commission Files for Governor James S. Gilmore, 1999–2000 at The Library of Virginia
- Virginia's Political Landscape, 2008 at Virginia Memory
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