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By DAN LOWREY and
SHERRY JONES
Capital News Service
With what many suspect is an eye toward the ’97 gubernatorial election, Attorney General James S. Gilmore III spent part of this spring touring college campuses to speak out against sexual assault.
At one campus appearance a professor asked the state’s top lawyer to discuss his background.
Appearing a little uncomfortable at first, Gilmore quickly exhibited his character by rattling off a series of accomplishments, then paused before discussing his current job.
His tone changed and a smile began to appear.
“It’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys,” he said, then laughed.
But in strict prosecutor fashion, he listed three reasons why it’s so much fun: He gets to work as a lawyer, as an administrator and as a policy-maker.
This is Gilmore, intense, organized, logical and commanding the event with the precision of a drill sergeant.
Sixteen months into a four-year term, such skills have earned the attorney general credit and recognition with the General Assembly that were denied his running mate Gov. George Allen. While the 1995 General Assembly skillfully shot down much of Allen’s agenda, Gilmore’s finesse and appeal brought his proposals broad bipartisan support.
He contends that the nature of his legislation is the reason for his success, saying that Republicans would
have been quick to capitalizej on any Democrat who opposed his commonsense agenda.
“We were able to persuade the Democrats that these weren’t the issues to oppose — especially in an election year,” he said. “They (Democrats) wanted to be on that train and not in front of it.”
His legislative victories, including limiting death-row appeals, expand
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