Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is the Governor-Elect of Virginia and a former lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. McDonnell is a Republican who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2005 and as Attorney General of Virginia in 2006. In February 2009, He resigned as Attorney General to campaign full time for governorship of Virginia in the 2009 election.[update] On November 3rd 2009, McDonnell was elected as the 71st governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia after defeating opponent Senator Creigh Deeds in the general election. He will replace the current governor Tim Kaine when he is inaugurated on January 16th, 2010 on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol.
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