Attorney General Herring issued the following statement after winning election to a second term as Virginia’s Attorney General: Tonight, the people of Virginia have sent an unmistakable message that will be heard across this nation. We have rejected a politics of fear and division in favor of a Commonwealth that strives for justice, equality, and […]

This article originally appeared on WTVR.com. RICHMOND, Va, — In his re-election bid, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has the entire Democratic leadership team backing him. At a rally at a pub in the Hilton Hotel in downtown Richmond on Sunday, gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam, lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Justin Fairfax and Gov. Terry McAuliffe supported […]

The Washington Post For attorney general, we favor the incumbent, Democrat Mark Herring. Mr. Herring won the office four years ago by assailing the partisanship of his arch-conservative Republican predecessor, Ken Cuccinelli II. Once in office, he was attacked for being almost equally activist as a champion of leftist causes. Yet Mr. Herring plausibly argued that his […]

To read the Richmond Free Press editorial in its entirety, click here. Herring for Atty. General Democrat Mark Herring, who is running for re-election, has been an active and activist attorney general. He has joined with attorneys general from around the country to try to protect Virginians from many of the harsh and unconstitutional policies […]

This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post.  We’ve run enough campaigns to know that things can get pretty silly towards the end. The dubious claims and accusations start to fly and voters just wind up frustrated and unsure of what to believe. But here’s one thing we know is true — Mark Herring is […]

To read the Virginian-Pilot editorial in its entirety, click here. In the race for attorney general, Democratic incumbent Mark Herring faces Republican John Adams in a heated battle over political ideology and the appropriate use of that office. Herring, a former state senator from Loudoun County, won election in 2013 by 165 votes (out of […]

To read the entire article, click here. For attorney general, we favor the incumbent, Democrat Mark Herring. Mr. Herring won the office four years ago by assailing the partisanship of his arch-conservative Republican predecessor, Ken Cuccinelli II. Once in office, he was attacked for being almost equally activist as a champion of leftist causes. Yet Mr. Herring […]

This Associated Press article appeared in the Washington Post. Click here to read this article in its entirety.  Mark Herring was fresh from his inauguration as Virginia’s new attorney general in 2014 when he announced that he would not defend the state’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Herring, a Democrat, voted in favor of the […]

Daily Press Editorial Board: “Mr. Herring has done the job he was elected to do, and he has served the state well.” In case you missed it, the Daily Press has endorsed Attorney General Mark Herring for reelection. KEY PARAGRAPH: Mr. Herring has done the job he was elected to do, and he has served the state well. An element of […]

This article originally appeared on Rewire. In a political landscape where state attorneys general are increasingly challenging the federal government and taking center stage in reproductive rights policy, the attorney general race in Virginia may be more important than ever. Democratic incumbent Mark Herring and Republican candidate John Adams are squaring off this November for one of the state’s most critical […]