Mark Warner is an American politician and businessman who has served as a United States Senator from Virginia since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 69th Governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. Currently, he holds the position of Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus and Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
On December 15, 1954, Mark Robert Warner was born in the United States.
In 1968, Mark Warner credited his eighth-grade social studies teacher, Jim Tyler, for inspiring him to work for social and political change.
In 1970, Harry Byrd, Jr. left the Democrats to become an independent.
In January 2019, Mark Warner was one of six Democratic senators to introduce the American Miners Act of 2019, aimed at amending the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to bolster the 1974 Pension Plan and prevent its insolvency.
In 1976, the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment as permissible under the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.
In 1977, Mark Warner graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's degree in political science.
In January 2019, Mark Warner was one of six Democratic senators to introduce the American Miners Act of 2019, aimed at amending the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to bolster the 1974 Pension Plan and prevent its insolvency.
In 1980, Mark Warner graduated from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor and started raising money for the Democratic Party based in Atlanta.
In 1981, Roger Keith Coleman was convicted in the rape and stabbing death of Wanda McCoy.
In 1982, Mark Warner stopped raising money for the Democratic Party.
In 1989, Mark Warner co-founded Capital Cellular Corporation.
In 1989, Mark Warner managed Douglas Wilder's successful gubernatorial campaign.
In 1989, while on his honeymoon in Egypt and Greece, Mark Warner became severely ill due to a burst appendix and spent two months in the hospital recovering.
In 1992, Roger Keith Coleman, who was convicted in the 1981 rape and stabbing death of his 19-year-old sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy, was put to death by the state
In 1993, Mark Warner became chairman of the state Democratic Party.
In 1995, Mark Warner was initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, as an alumni member by GWU.
In 1995, Mark Warner's term as chairman of the state Democratic Party came to an end.
In 1996, Mark Warner unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican John Warner.
In 1999, Robin Lovitt was convicted of murdering Clayton Dicks at an Arlington pool hall.
After Robin Lovitt's trial in 2001, his lawyers stated that a court clerk illegally destroyed evidence.
In 2001, Mark Warner campaigned for governor as a moderate Democrat, building up a power base in rural Virginia.
After being elected in 2002, Warner drew upon a $900 million "rainy day fund" left by his predecessor, Jim Gilmore. He also campaigned for regional sales tax increases to fund transportation, but these were rejected by Virginians.
In 2002, Mark Warner assumed the role of the 69th Governor of Virginia.
In 2003, Governor Mark Warner pressured the Atlantic Coast Conference to revoke an invitation to Syracuse University in favor of Virginia Tech.
In 2003, Mark Warner's popularity may have helped Democrats gain seats in the Virginia House of Delegates.
In 2004, Mark Warner chaired the National Governors Association.
In 2004, Mark Warner collaborated with legislators and the business community to reform the tax code, decreasing taxes on food and some income while increasing sales and cigarette taxes, leading to a net tax increase of $1.5 billion annually.
In January 2005, the Government Performance Project rated Virginia as one of the best-managed states in the nation, earning an A− overall.
In July 2005, Mark Warner's approval ratings were at 74%, reaching 80% in some polls.
On November 29, 2005, Governor Mark Warner commuted the death sentence of Robin Lovitt to life imprisonment without parole due to concerns about destroyed evidence.
On January 12, 2006, DNA results confirmed Roger Keith Coleman's guilt in the 1981 rape and stabbing death of Wanda McCoy.
In October 2006, Mark Warner announced he would not pursue the Democratic nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election to avoid disrupting his family life.
In October 2006, Mark Warner announced that he would not run for president, citing family reasons.
In 2006, Mark Warner concluded his service as the 69th Governor of Virginia.
On September 13, 2007, Mark Warner announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by John Warner.
On September 24, 2008, Mark Warner held a 30-point lead over Jim Gilmore in a Washington Post/ABC News poll.
From 2008, Mark Warner's top ten campaign contributors included JP Morgan Chase, the Blackstone Group, and Columbia Capital.
In 2008, Mark Warner delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention and later withdrew himself from consideration as a potential vice presidential candidate after securing the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
In 2008, Mark Warner delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.
In 2008, Mark Warner was believed to be preparing to run for the Democratic nomination for president before suddenly announcing in October 2006 he would not run for president, citing family reasons.
In 2008, Mark Warner was elected to the U.S. Senate.
In January 2019, Mark Warner was one of six Democratic senators to introduce the American Miners Act of 2019, which was created to help prevent its insolvency as a result of coal company bankruptcies and the 2008 financial crisis.
In 2009, Mark Warner assumed the role of senior United States Senator from Virginia.
In 2009, Mark Warner voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and submitted an amendment to track stimulus spending.
In 2009, Mark Warner was appointed chair of a bipartisan task force on government performance on the Senate Budget Committee.
In 2009, Mark Warner was appointed to the Senate's Banking, Budget, and Commerce committees.
Between 2010 and 2013, Mark Warner invested considerable time and effort in leading the Senate's Gang of Six, along with Saxby Chambliss.
In 2010, Mark Warner collaborated with Republican Bob Corker on the Banking Committee to draft a key section of the Dodd-Frank Act, aimed at preventing taxpayer bailouts of failing Wall Street financial firms.
In 2010, Mark Warner voted for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, and discussed adding an amendment package focused on health IT and wellness prevention to address healthcare costs.
In 2010, Mark Warner was a lead sponsor of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), which aimed to improve program performance across federal agencies.
In 2010, Mark Warner, along with others, requested that the American Academy of Arts and Sciences form The Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences.
In 2011, Mark Warner and Saxby Chambliss received the Economic Patriots Award from the bipartisan Concord Coalition for their work with the Gang of Six.
In 2011, Mark Warner bought shares in the BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund. Prior to this, BlackRock had not contributed to his campaigns.
In 2011, Mark Warner voted for the four-year extension of the USA PATRIOT Act and engaged Northern Virginia's high-tech community in a pro bono effort to correct burial mistakes at Arlington National Cemetery.
In 2011, Mark Warner was appointed to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
In 2011, Mark Warner was the original Democratic sponsor of the Startup Act legislation and partnered with Jerry Moran.
In November 2012, Mark Warner announced he would remain in the Senate after considering a run for Virginia governor, citing his commitment to finding bipartisan solutions to the nation's fiscal challenges.
In 2012, Mark Warner addressed retirement benefit backlogs for federal workers and expanded access to PTSD treatment for female military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2012, Mark Warner declined the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to avoid partisanship.
In 2012, Mark Warner partnered with Jerry Moran to introduce Startup Act 2.0.
In 2012, Mark Warner successfully pushed the Navy to improve substandard military housing in Hampton Roads.
In March 2013, Mark Warner publicly announced his support for same-sex marriage in a statement on his Facebook page.
On April 17, 2013, Mark Warner voted in favor of expanding background checks for gun purchases as part of the Manchin-Toomey Amendment.
On May 21, 2013, Mark Warner introduced the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA) to standardize federal spending reporting.
In August 2013, Mark Warner was one of 23 Democratic senators to sign a letter to the Defense Department, warning against predatory lending practices targeting service members and their families.
On November 6, 2013, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee unanimously passed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA).
Between 2010 and 2013, Mark Warner invested considerable time and effort in leading the Senate's Gang of Six, along with Saxby Chambliss.
In 2013, Mark Warner and Bob Corker received the Publius Award from the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress for their bipartisan efforts on financial reform legislation.
In 2013, Mark Warner became Virginia's senior senator after Jim Webb retired.
In 2013, Mark Warner's dedication to the telecommunications industry was recognized as he was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame.
In early 2013, Mark Warner partnered with Jerry Moran to introduce Startup Act 3.0.
On January 27, 2014, Mark Warner responded to the White House Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) marked-up version of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA), expressing concerns about proposed changes.
On April 10, 2014, the Senate voted by unanimous consent to pass the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act.
In April 2014, the Senate debated the Minimum Wage Fairness Act (S. 1737; 113th Congress). Warner expressed a willingness to negotiate with Republicans about some of the provisions of the bill.
On April 28, 2014, the House passed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act in a voice vote.
In October 2014, Mark Warner was implicated in a federal investigation regarding the resignation of Virginia State Senator Phillip Puckett, facing allegations of discussing job possibilities for Puckett's daughter to influence his decision.
From 2008 to 2014, Mark Warner's top ten campaign contributors included JP Morgan Chase, the Blackstone Group, and Columbia Capital.
In 2014, Mark Warner introduced the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act.
In 2014, Mark Warner was narrowly reelected to the Senate, defeating Ed Gillespie by only 17,000 votes.
In 2014, Mark Warner was reelected to the U.S. Senate.
In January 2015, the Republican Party of Virginia filed a formal ethics complaint against Mark Warner with the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, alleging violations of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act due to his interactions with Phillip Puckett.
In July 2015, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine cosponsored the Equality Act along with 38 other senators and 158 members of the House of Representatives, aiming to prohibit discrimination in housing, education, and the workplace.
In 2015, Mark Warner criticized the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, expressing concern about indiscriminate bombing and urging Gulf states to be more focused.
In September 2016, Mark Warner signed an AIPAC-sponsored letter urging President Obama to veto "one-sided" resolutions against Israel in advance of UN Security Council resolution 2334.
In May 2018, Mark Warner warned Republican lawmakers that it would be "potentially illegal" to reveal the identity of Stefan Halper, an FBI operative who contacted members of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
In June 2017, Mark Warner voted in support of President Trump's $350 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
In July 2017, Mark Warner voted for the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which included sanctions against Iran, Russia, and North Korea.
In December 2017, Mark Warner criticized Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, stating that it "comes at the wrong time and unnecessarily inflames the region."
In 2017, Mark Warner stated he was a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights and would advocate for responsible gun ownership for hunting, recreation, and self-defense.
In May 2018, Mark Warner voted in favor of Gina Haspel's confirmation as the next CIA director.
In May 2018, Mark Warner warned Republican lawmakers that it would be "potentially illegal" to reveal the identity of Stefan Halper, an FBI operative who contacted members of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
In December 2018, Mark Warner identified Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei as a threat to U.S. national security.
In 2018, Mark Warner changed his position on the 2013 Assault Weapons Ban in an op-ed and co-sponsored similar efforts.
In 2018, Mark Warner was among a minority of Senate Democrats supporting a bill to ease "key banking regulations", arguing that it would "right-size post-crisis rules imposed on small and regional lenders and help make it easier for them to provide credit".
In 2018, Mark Warner's estimated net worth was $215 million.
In April 2019, Mark Warner was among 34 senators who signed a letter to President Trump, urging him to reverse his decision to cut aid to Central America and use the Fiscal Year 2018 national security funding, arguing it would damage national security.
In January 2019, Mark Warner was one of six Democratic senators to introduce the American Miners Act of 2019, ensuring that miners affected by the 2018 coal company bankruptcies would not lose their health care.
In January 2019, Mark Warner was among 40 senators who introduced the Background Check Expansion Act, which aimed to require background checks for all firearms sales, including those by unlicensed sellers.
In January 2019, Mark Warner was one of six Democratic senators to introduce the American Miners Act of 2019, aimed at amending the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to bolster the 1974 Pension Plan and prevent its insolvency.
In February 2019, Mark Warner was among 11 senators who signed a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, urging them to secure the nation's critical electricity infrastructure.
In April 2019, Mark Warner was among 34 senators who signed a letter to President Trump, urging him to reverse his decision to cut aid to Central America and use the Fiscal Year 2018 national security funding, arguing it would damage national security.
In June 2019, Mark Warner and Amy Klobuchar introduced the Preventing Adversaries Internationally from Disbursing Advertising Dollars (PAID AD) Act, aiming to modify U.S. federal campaign finance laws to prohibit foreign nationals from purchasing political ads on platforms during election years.
In July 2019, Mark Warner cosponsored the Defending America's 5G Future Act, which aimed to prevent Huawei from being removed from the Commerce Department's "entity list" and authorize Congress to block administration waivers for U.S. companies to do business with Huawei.
In September 2019, amid government shutdown discussions, Mark Warner joined five other Democratic senators in signing a letter to congressional leadership, advocating for legislation to permanently fund health care and pension benefits for retired coal miners.
On May 13, 2020, Mark Warner and Joe Manchin were the only two Democratic senators to vote against the Lee-Leahy FISA amendment, which aimed to strengthen oversight of counterintelligence activities.
In 2020, Mark Warner defeated Republican nominee Daniel Gade in the Senate election.
In 2020, Mark Warner was reelected to the U.S. Senate.
In March 2023, Mark Warner and John Thune introduced the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act, which gives the federal government more control over foreign technology by empowering the Department of Commerce to review, prevent, and mitigate information communications and technology transactions that pose undue risk to our national security.
In January 2025, Mark Warner co-sponsored the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA), which would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding "algorithmically targeted" content to users under 17.
As of 2025, Mark Warner is the second wealthiest U.S. senator.
In 2025, Mark Warner was one of 12 Senate Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act.
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