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The most political heat in the race is being generated by the two Hampton Roads rivals. Both Mark Earley of Chesapeake and Ken Stolle of Vnginia Beach are members of the Virginia Senate, where they each have experienced major legislative success.
Earley, who has developed a reputation for being an able negotiator in his decade as a senator, was the chief sponsor of the Senate’s 1995 welfare reform legislation, 1996 juvenile justice reform bill and 1997 parental notification law. He has practiced general law for 15 years with the Norfolk firm of Tavss, Fletcher, Earley & King.
Stolle, a state senator for five years, has an 11 -year career as a decorated Virginia Beach police officer. He became a lawyer by reading the law, instead of attending law school, and his focus as a senator primarily has been in the area of criminal justice. He was the chief patron of a number of initiatives, including a bill to abolish parole, the “three strikes and you’re out” legislation and truth-in-sentencing legislation.
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