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ing the state’s victim-witness program and increasing the authority of mulitjurisdictional grand juries, earned him respect on both sides and the aisle.
“We were very successful and I’m very proud,” said the former U.S. Army intelligence officer.
Moreover, Gilmore’s recognition continues to climb, though some of his conservative legal actions raise some eyebrows.
Commenting on his role in a lawsuit involving the Christian magazine Wide Awake, which was denied funding from the University of Virginia, Gilmore said: “U.Va. is wrong.”
Although his office is responsible for supporting the university — and Gilmore is a product of its law school — he said he first and foremost must defend freedom of speech. The case is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The lone son of a butcher and a part-time secretary, Gilmore now has two sons of his own. He balances time between his family and his profession.
In 1987 Gilmore became the commonwealth’s attorney for his home county of Henrico. From there, the outspoken politician was poised for success as he began his campaign for attorney general.
“Getting the (Republican) nomination was the hardest part,” he said. It turned out to be the largest political convention in Virginia’s history.
As attorney general, Gilmore said he does what he loves best — influence Virginia policy through his legislation. Most recently, he appointed a task force to study the feasibility of putting prisoners to work to compensate victims and pay some prison costs.
Taking up more controversial issues, Gilmore said he favors relaxing restrictions for concealed-weapon permits as passed by the legislature earlier this year.
“We just didn’t see a chronic problem with people violating their concealed-weapon permits,” he said.
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