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Jim Gilmore	Bio \| Career

all Candidates »	Candidate status: Dropped out of the race July 14, 2007 Originally filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC on January 9, 2007 Current job: Chairman of the National Council on Readiness and Preparedness Birth date: October 6, 1949; Richmond, Virginia Family: Married Roxane; Children, Jay and Ashton Religion: Methodist Education: University of Virginia, B.A., 1971; University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1977 Campaign Web site: www.gilmoreforpresident.com 1971-1974: Served in U.S. Army. 1977: Set up private law practice. 1987: Elected prosecutor in Henrico County, Virginia, and re-elected in 1991. 1993: Elected attorney general for the state of Virginia. 1997: Ran for governor of Virginia, winning with 56 percent of the vote. Part of his campaign was run on the promise to cut the car tax, which he did during his time in office. His term ended in 2002 as Virginia has a one-term limit for governors. 2001: Began one-year stint as chairman of the Republican National Committee. 1999-2003: Chaired a homeland security and anti-terrorism commission, which came to be known as the Gilmore Commission. 2003: After the last report from the Gilmore Commission, Gilmore became chairman of the newly formed National Council on Readiness and Preparedness.

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Polls

Registered Republicans' choice for nominee in 2008:

Giuliani

24%

Huckabee

22%

Romney

16%

McCain

13%

Thompson

10%

Paul

Hunter

Tancredo

Sampling error: +/-5 percentage points. Based on interviews with 379 registered Republicans. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted September 7-9, 2007.

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Supporters

Some supporters, who may have also contributed to other candidates, include:

John Snow, former Treasury Secretary Co-hosted March fundraiser in Richmond, Virginia
Paul Jost, one-time House candidate Donated $25,000 to Gilmore's PAC and $2,100 to campaign
William Goodwin Jr., chairman of CCA Industries Co-hosted March fundraiser in Richmond, Virginia
Bruce Gottwald, chairman of NewMarket Corporation Co-hosted March fundraiser in Richmond, Virginia

* Money figures are according to FEC

Advisers

Some of the top and notable advisers, according to the campaigns and/or media reports.

Kieran Mahoney, general consultant Veteran of numerous Senate campaigns and advised Bob Dole during his presidential campaign
Boyd Marcus, consultant Chief of staff while Gilmore was governor
Tom Bunnell, deputy campaign manager Managed Sen. Burns' unsuccessful 2006 re-election bid and was political director for Republican Governors Association
Christian Josi, consultant Former executive director of American Conservative Union, campaign consultant on Dan Quayle's 1999 presidential campaign, authored critical biography of Hillary Clinton.
Troy Bishop, Iowa campaign manager Served as executive director of the Polk County GOP, staffer on Steve Forbes for President campaign in 2000.
Tom Readmond, consultant Worked as executive director of Media Freedom Project with Grover Norquist at Americans for Tax Reform, staffer with Texas U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm.

Gilmore on the Issues

Abortion
Opposes abortion rights. As governor, signed into law a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking an abortion, parental notification requirement for minors seeking an abortion and a ban on the procedure opponents have called "partial-birth" abortion.

Immigration
Opposes providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Iraq
Supports Bush plan to send additional American troops to Iraq. Also opposes a fixed timetable for troop withdrawal. Says diplomacy needed to resolve sectarian violence.

Same-sex marriage
Opposes same-sex marriage and civil unions.

Social Security
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Taxes
Supports making Bush tax cuts permanent.

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