Governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018 (born 1957)
For the Anglican priest, see Terry McAuliffe (priest).
Terry McAuliffe
McAuliffe in 2020
72nd Governor of Virginia
In office January 11, 2014 – January 13, 2018
Lieutenant
Ralph Northam
Preceded by
Bob McDonnell
Succeeded by
Ralph Northam
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office July 17, 2016 – July 16, 2017
Deputy
Brian Sandoval
Preceded by
Gary Herbert
Succeeded by
Brian Sandoval
Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office February 3, 2001 – February 12, 2005
Preceded by
Ed Rendell (General Chair) Joe Andrew (National Chair)
Succeeded by
Howard Dean
Personal details
Born
Terence Richard McAuliffe
(1957-02-09) February 9, 1957 (age 67) Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Dorothy Swann
(m. 1988)
Children
5
Education
Catholic University of America (BA) Georgetown University (JD)
Signature
Website
Official website
Terence Richard McAuliffe (born February 9, 1957) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 72nd governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign,[2] chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005 and chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
McAuliffe was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, after he ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Libertarian Robert Sarvis in the general election.[1] Due to Virginia law barring governors from serving consecutive terms, he was succeeded by his lieutenant governor, Ralph Northam. McAuliffe ran for a non-consecutive second term as governor in the 2021 gubernatorial election but narrowly lost to Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin.[3][4]
Throughout McAuliffe's term in office, the state had a Republican-controlled legislature and McAuliffe issued a record number of vetoes for a Virginia governor. Because of this partisan division, he was unable to achieve many of his legislative goals, principal among them Medicaid expansion, which was later enacted by Northam. As governor, McAuliffe focused heavily on economic development and restored voting rights to a record number of released felons. During his final year in office, he responded to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, condemning the rally and calling for the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces throughout Virginia; Northam began the removal of these monuments a few years later. McAuliffe left office with high approval ratings, though not as high as his immediate predecessors.
^ ab"2013 election results:Terry McAuliffe edges Ken Cuccinelli, Chris Christie coasts". Politico. November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
^"Tell Me More: Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe". Tufts Now. October 30, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
^"Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor's race, CNN projects". CNN. November 2, 2021.
^"Virginia Primary Election Results". The New York Times. June 8, 2021. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
nominee Glenn Youngkin. Throughout McAuliffe's term in office, the state had a Republican-controlled legislature and McAuliffe issued a record number of vetoes...
election on June 8, which former Governor TerryMcAuliffe easily won. In the general election, Youngkin defeated McAuliffe by nearly 64,000 votes in what was...
Republican Ken Cuccinelli, the Attorney General of Virginia; Democrat TerryMcAuliffe, a businessman and the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee;...
of Virginia, McAuliffe launched and advocated for anti-hunger programs and food access initiatives in the state. In 2014, TerryMcAuliffe created the Commonwealth...
Congressional Campaign Committee in 2012, and was the campaign manager for TerryMcAuliffe's successful 2013 gubernatorial campaign. In the wake of the 2016 presidential...
New Jersey, while in Virginia, Democrat TerryMcAuliffe won the open seat held by term-limited Republican Bob McDonnell. As of 2024, this is the last time...
governor of Virginia in the 2021 election, losing to former governor TerryMcAuliffe. McClellan was the Democratic nominee in the 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional...
more than 30 injured. On the morning of August 12, Virginia governor TerryMcAuliffe declared a state of emergency, stating that public safety could not...
nominee, having defeated former Democratic National Committee Chairman TerryMcAuliffe and former state Delegate Brian Moran in the Democratic primary election...
former Democratic governor TerryMcAuliffe in the general election, becoming the state's first Republican governor since Bob McDonnell in 2009. Youngkin...
driver Terry Lin (born 1966), Taiwanese singer Terry Malone, American football coach Terry Manning, American music producer and engineer TerryMcAuliffe (born...
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Virginia's 2nd congressional district (2019–2023) (endorsed Spanberger) TerryMcAuliffe, former governor of Virginia (2014–2018) and nominee for governor in...
Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American politician, attorney, businessman, academic administrator, and former military officer who...
vote event in Charlottesville, Virginia with gubernatorial candidate TerryMcAuliffe. During the 2022 election campaign, Matthews performed at campaign...
him get a job with longtime Clinton associate TerryMcAuliffe to find foreign investors for McAuliffe's GreenTech Automotive firm. Rodham did not play...
Virginia Community College System. In 2014, Virginia governor-elect TerryMcAuliffe appointed Holton to be the state's Education Secretary. As Education...
race to Republican Bob McDonnell), Stoney began working as a consultant at Green Tech, an automotive company run by TerryMcAuliffe (who had lost to Deeds...
Somerset County. Results Democratic Governor TerryMcAuliffe won election with 48% of the vote in 2013. McAuliffe was not eligible to run for reelection due...
a surprisingly close finish against former Democratic Party chair TerryMcAuliffe, losing 45.2% to 47.7%, a margin of 56,000 votes of 2.2 million cast...
until 2001. In November 2003, Democratic National Committee chair TerryMcAuliffe appointed Honda as deputy chair of the DNC. In February 2005, Honda...
which resulted in a state of emergency being declared by Governor TerryMcAuliffe. Reid led the CBS News coverage of the Special Counsel investigation...
received more than twice as many votes as Moran. Moran came in third, TerryMcAuliffe second. On December 4, 2010, Moran was elected chair of the Democratic...
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