Friday, May 04, 2007

James Gilmore

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Military Experience:
• United States Army
• Graduate with honors from the Army Intelligence School and Defense Language Institute
• 650th Military Intelligence Group stationed in Germany
• Awarded the prestigious Joint Service Commendation Medal for service to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)

Attorney General of Virginia:
• Legal champion of the taxpayers
• Launched successful investigations into Medicaid fraud, government waste and consumer protection
• Led nationwide effort to stop arson attacks against African-American churches

Governor of Virginia:
• Cut 16 different taxes totaling $1.5 billion
• Created more than 250,000 jobs
• Chairman of The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce
• Established a statewide plan to provide a coordinated response to a terrorist attack on Virginia in 1999
• Directed Virginia’s response to the attacks on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001

On the issues:
• Taxes – supports making the Bush tax cuts permanent, closing tax loopholes, and reducing runaway spending
• Illegal immigration – opposes amnesty and believes we must secure our borders
• 2nd Amendment – member of the National Rifle Association’s Board of Directors
• Life – created a 24-hour waiting, parental notification for minors, and banned partial birth abortion
• Marriage – opposes gay marriage and civil unions