Ken Cuccinelli
Kenneth Thomas "Ken" Cuccinelli II (/ˈkɛn ˈkuːtʃiˈnɛliː/ KOO-chi-NEL-lee; born July 30, 1968) is an American politician.
Ken Cuccinelli | |
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| Senior Official Performing the Duties of the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security[1] | |
De facto, disputed | |
| In office November 13, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Pekoske |
| Succeeded by | David Pekoske (acting) |
| Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services[1] | |
De facto, disputed | |
| In office June 10, 2019 – January 20, 2021 As Acting Director: June 10, 2019 – December 31, 2019[2] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Lee Cissna |
| Succeeded by | Tracy Renaud (acting) |
| Principal Deputy Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |
| In office June 10, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 46th Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office January 16, 2010 – January 11, 2014 | |
| Governor | Bob McDonnell |
| Preceded by | Bill Mims |
| Succeeded by | Mark Herring |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 37th district | |
| In office August 19, 2002 – January 12, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Warren E. Barry |
| Succeeded by | David W. Marsden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Thomas Cuccinelli II July 30, 1968 Edison, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Teiro Davis |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | University of Virginia (BS) George Mason University (MA, JD) |
| Signature |  |
In June 2019, President Donald Trump appointed him to be acting Director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services office.[3] He is a former Attorney General of Virginia.[4] In November 2019, he became United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.[5]
He 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.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leadership". Department of Homeland Security. 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ "Leadership". Department of Homeland Security. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Staunch anti-immigration supporter Ken Cuccinelli named to top immigration post". CBS News. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Ken Cuccinelli - roots and wings". Mommy Life. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ↑ Misra, Tanvi (2019-11-14). "Suddenly, Ken Cuccinelli is No. 2 at DHS". Roll Call. Archived from the original on 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
Other websites
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Media related to Ken Cuccinelli at Wikimedia Commons
- Attorney General Cuccinelli Archived 2010-01-21 at the Wayback Machine official government site
- Ken Cuccinelli for Governor Archived 2016-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Ken Cuccinelli at the Virginia Public Access Project
- Senator Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax) at Richmond Sunlight
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