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Kenneth Thomas "Ken" Cuccinelli II ( ; born July 30, 1968) is an American politician who served as Attorney General of Virginia from 2010 until 2014. Cuccinelli was the Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia in the 2013 Virginia gubernatorial election. He was elected as Virginia's 46th Attorney General in the November 2009 general election. From 2002 until January 16, 2010 he was a Republican member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 37th district in Fairfax County. He holds degrees in engineering, law and commercial policy, and co-founded a law firm. On May 18, 2013, Cuccinelli won the Republican Party’s gubernatorial nomination at the state party convention.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/18/ken-cuccinelli-wins-va-gop-gov-nomination/ )〕 In the November 2013 general election, he lost to Democrat Terry McAuliffe by 56,435 votes or 2.5% of the total votes cast.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Official Results - General Election - November 5, 2013 )〕 ==Early life, education, and early career== Cuccinelli was born in Edison, New Jersey, the son of Maribeth (née Reilly) and Kenneth Thomas Cuccinelli. His father is of Italian descent and his mother is of Irish ancestry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ken Cuccinelli - roots and wings )〕 He graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1986,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Attorney General Cuccinelli )〕 and received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia, a J.D. degree from George Mason University School of Law, and an M.A. in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. Cuccinelli served on state commissions including: * Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Project * Public / Private Partnership Advisory Commission * Commission on the Prevention of Human Trafficking * Joint Subcommittee to Study Liability Protections for Health Care Providers * Virginia Supreme Court Commission on Mental Health in the Justice System He co-founded a general practice law firm in Fairfax City, Virginia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cuccinelli & Day, PLC - Attorney Profiles )〕 While living in a group house in college, Cuccinelli heard a woman shriek when an intruder climbed into her bed. After the incident, Cuccinelli established a peer-to-peer sexual assault prevention group on campus, and became a confidant for survivors of sexual assault. Cuccinelli worked together with feminists on campus to convince the university to create a full-time sexual assault education coordinator position.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ken Cuccinelli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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