Along with the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, the Attorney General is seen as one of two candidates in contention to replace the sitting Governor, who is constitutionally barred from running for re-election.
Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell issued a 2006 opinion stating that the amendment does not change the legal status of documents such as contracts, wills, or advance health care directives between unmarried people.
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After Mark Herring, who represented the 33rd district in the Virginia Senate, won the 2013 election to serve as the Attorney General of Virginia, Wexton declared her candidacy in the special election to fill the remainder of his term.
At the 2013 state Republican convention he became the Republican nominee in the 2013 election for Attorney General of Virginia.
Armstrong considered running for Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General in the 2013 elections but decided not to.
Frank S. Blair (1839–1899), Virginia lawyer and Attorney General of Virginia