RICHMOND, VA — This morning, Attorney General Mark Herring’s reelection campaign launched its first television ad entitled, “Mom.” In the ad, which will air in the Norfolk and Richmond markets, Attorney General Herring pays tribute to his late mother, who raised him and his sister as a single mother. Her life experience taught Attorney General Herring a […]

The attorney general of Virginia called out President Trump for failing to directly blame “racists and white supremacists” following the Charlottesville, Va., protests that turned violent on Saturday. “The violence, chaos, and apparent loss of life in Charlottesville is not the fault of ‘many sides.’ It is racists and white supremacists,” Mark Herring tweeted. One person was confirmed dead and over a […]

Prominent Loudoun County voices, including that of Attorney General Mark Herring (D), reflected on a trying weekend of hate and racism during a vigil in Ashburn Monday night. Organized in part by local Pastor Michelle Thomas of Holy and Whole Life Changing Ministries and The Loudoun Freedom Center, Monday’s gathering was the second local remembrance […]

This story appeared on WAVY-TV. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring was in Norfolk Friday to launch a new legal resource for military families and veterans. He said service members are often targets for fraud because of their steady income and time away from home. The 33-page document outlines their protections and rights. […]

From the Human Rights Campaign: HRC announced that the Public Policy Committee of HRC’s Board of Directors has voted to endorse Virginia’s Attorney General Mark R. Herring in his bid for re-election. With an estimated 185,366 eligible LGBTQ voters and hundreds of thousands more allied voters in Virginia, HRC’s get-out-the-vote effort for the pro-equality candidate […]

More than 100 drug overdoses have been recorded in Bedford County so far in 2017, but it’s not a situation that’s unheard of, according to state and local officials who met in Bedford on Tuesday morning to discuss the state’s opioid epidemic. About 20 Bedford community leaders and officials met with Virginia Attorney General Mark […]

RICHMOND — The Virginia Professional Fire Fighters (VPFF) announce their endorsement of Mark Herring for reelection as Virginia’s Attorney General. With over 7000 members in 65 locals across the Commonwealth, VPFF’s firefighters and emergency medical service professionals are backing Attorney General Herring because of his focus on keeping Virginians and their families safe, and building […]

24 Independent Sheriffs, Including 11 Who Endorsed Republican Nominee in 2013, Among Those Backing Herring for Reelection Richmond – Today, Attorney General Mark Herring’s campaign announced endorsements from 43 Virginia sheriffs, including 24 Independents, 11 of whom endorsed the Republican candidate for Attorney General, State Senator Mark Obenshain, over then-State Senator Herring during the 2013 […]

VIRGINIA BEACH — State Attorney General Mark R. Herring and GOP challenger John Adams leveled spirited attacks over social issues and the role of the office Saturday in the first debate of the November election. They offered opposite views on abortion, gay rights, religious liberties and actions by the Trump administration on the environment and […]