Mark Earley

Mark Earley
40th Attorney General of Virginia
In office
January 17, 1998 – June 3, 2001
GovernorJim Gilmore
Preceded byRichard Cullen
Succeeded byRandy Beales
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 13, 1988 – November 24, 1997
Preceded byWilliam Parker
Succeeded byRandy Forbes
Personal details
Born
Mark Lawrence Earley

(1954-07-26) July 26, 1954 (age 70)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCynthia Breithaupt
Children6, including Mark Jr.
EducationCollege of William & Mary (BA, JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Mark Lawrence Earley (born July 26, 1954) is an American attorney and former politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia State Senate (1988–1998), and then elected Attorney General of Virginia (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 Democrat Mark Warner.