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Jim Gilmore

Board Member

Jim Gilmore

Board Member

Biography

James Gilmore, who holds a law degree from the University of Virginia, was first elected to office in 1993 as Virginia’s Attorney General. After serving four years in that position, Gilmore was elected as Virginia’s governor in 1998. During his last two years as governor, Gilmore also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was an unsuccessful candidate in both the 2008 presidential election and Virginia Senate election.


All Statements (6 total)

Statements by Category (6 total)

  • Republican Party (GOP)
    After running for president and garnering a total of 145 votes in Iowa and New Hampshire before suspending his campaign in February 2016, Gilmore failed to get selected as a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Virginia’s state convention in Harrisonburg during the weekend of April 30-May 1, 2016.

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  • Republican Party (GOP)
    In an interview with the "Girard at Large radio show on November 9, 2015, Gilmore, a Republican presidential candidate, addressed the fact that many voters don't know who he is. "I’m not some weirdo that’s out here just kinda running crazy," said Gilmore. "I’m the former governor of the state of Virginia."

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  • Foreign Policy
    Speaking at a rally on Capitol Hill on September 9, 2015, Gilmore commented on an arms deal with Iran negotiated by the Obama administration. “The deal does not create peace, it only postpones war,” said Gilmore. “Now President Obama says we have no choice. Well if we have no choice, it’s because he’s negotiated us into a no choice position. America is never in a no choice position.”

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  • Health Care

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  • Immigration

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  • Poverty

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  • Vigilantism

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

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  • Political Corruption
    In separate documents filed for his 2008 presidential and Virginia Senate campaigns, Gilmore failed to disclose that he sat on the board of Windmill International. At the time, Windmill International was facing allegations that the company’s president attempted to secure fraudulent government contracts in Iraq. The President of Windmill International, Douglas Combs, made tens of thousands of dollars in political donations to Gilmore during his political career.

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  • Conspiracy Theory

    The Free Congress Foundation (FCF), a think tank that promotes the far-right’s viewpoint in the “Culture War,” has courted a great deal of controversy. Gilmore effectively succeeded FCF President & CEO Paul Weyrich in 2009. On replacing Weyrich, Gilmore said, “Paul Weyrich blazed the trail for many conservative themes and I want to continue that leadership.” The “themes” advocated by FCF have included the following:

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  • Repressive Regimes

    The Free Congress Foundation (FCF), a think tank that promotes the far-right’s viewpoint in the “Culture War,” has courted a great deal of controversy. Gilmore effectively succeeded FCF President & CEO Paul Weyrich in 2009. On replacing Weyrich, Gilmore said, “Paul Weyrich blazed the trail for many conservative themes and I want to continue that leadership.” The “themes” advocated by FCF have included the following:

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