Mark Herring

For other people named Mark Herring, see Mark Herring (disambiguation).

Mark Herring
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2006
Preceded by	Bill Mims
Personal details
Born	September 25, 1961 ( 1961 -09-25) (age 50)[1] Johnson City, Tennessee[1]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Laura
Children	Peyton, Tim
Residence	Loudoun County, Virginia
Alma mater	University of Virginia University of Richmond School of Law[1]
Profession	Lawyer
Committees	Commerce and Labor; General Laws and Technology; Local Government; Rehabilitation and Social Services
Religion	Presbyterian
Website	www.markherring.org

Mark R. Herring (born September 25, 1961, in Johnson City, Tennessee)^[1] is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia, in a special election on January 31, 2006, winning against Republican candidate Mick Staton. He currently represents^[update] the 33rd district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.^[1][2]

Herring was educated at University of Virginia (B.A., Foreign Affairs and Economics); University of Virginia (M.A., Foreign Affairs); University of Richmond (J.D.).^[1] He served in elected office on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2003,^[3] and was the Town Attorney for Lovettsville from 1992 to 1999. He is the principal with The Herring Law Firm, P.C., in Leesburg, Virginia. His practice includes business and corporate law, civil litigation, land use law, municipal law, wills, trusts, and estates.^{[citation needed]} He is admitted to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.^{[citation needed]} Senator Herring is a member of The George Washington University Paralegal Studies Programs advisory board.^{[citation needed]}

Mark R. Herring served as counsel in the following sample of representative reported cases:^{[citation needed]} Roberts v. Touchstone Dev. Corp., 58 Va. Cir. 130 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 2002); Hahn v. J.C. Land, Inc., 48 Va. Cir. 438 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1999); Mountain Venture Pshp. Lovettsville II v. Town of Lovettsville, 45 Va. Cir. 60 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1997); Andrews v. Riggs Nat'l Bank, 40 Va. Cir. 358 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1996); Jefferson Nat'l Bank v. Estate of Frogale, 1996 Va. Cir. LEXIS 643 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. August 6, 1996); Alberts v. Karel Mintjens Furniture Int'l, Inc., 30 Va. Cir. 245 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1993); Esposito v. Conover Septic Tank Serv., 25 Va. Cir. 303 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1991); Esposito v. Chandler, 24 Va. Cir. 143 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1991).

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Senator Mark R. Herring; Democrat - District 33". Senate of Virginia. http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/23b0c13df27a5ef585256fc7004febb2/b98786b1b9ef48e0852571090052acd3?OpenDocument. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 
2. ^ "Meet Mark Herring". http://www.markherring.org/html/meetmark.html. Retrieved January 16, 2009. 
3. ^ "Senator Mark R. Herring (VA)". http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=50846. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 

External links

• Senator Mark Herring Official site
• Washington Post - Senate District 33 Race^{[dead link]}

Persondata
Name	Herring, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	September 25, 1961
Place of birth	Johnson City, Tennessee
Date of death
Place of death