1992 Democratic Presidential Primary

Wilder for President Committee
P.O. Box 2930, Merrifield, VA 22116
(703) 218-.... FAX (703) 385-...

LAWRENCE DOUGLAS WILDER

GOVERNOR
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

POLITICAL OFFICES

November 1989	Elected as Governor of Virginia. Inaugurated January 13, 1990.
November 1985	Elected as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. During his four-year term, served as Chairman of the National Democratic Lieutenant Governor's Association and Chairman of the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors' Drug Interdiction Task Force.
1969-1985	Elected to the Virginia Senate by voters of Richmond in 1969 and re-elected in 1971, 1975, 1979 and 1983. Served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privileges and elections, Chairman of the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council and Chairman of the Democratic Steering Committee. Consistently named one of the most effective persons in state government in an annual survey by the Norfolk Virginia Pilot.

A SAMPLING OF MAJOR LEGISLATION

1971 1972-1973 1976 1984 1984 1985 1988

Prohibiting or regulating the possession, sale or distribution of drug paraphernalia. Bringing sickle cell anemia under State Health Department regulations. Requiring compulsory school attendance. Establishing a state holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 15. Requiring investigations and hearings of complaints about discriminatory housing practices by a licensed real estate agent or agency. Increasing penalties tor escape from prison or jail from a misdemeanor to a felony; eliminating parole eligibility for an inmate who escapes while serving a life sentence. Doubling the time capital murderers must spend behind bars before being eligible for parole.

EDUCATION

1959	Howard University School of Law. Juris Doctor.
1951	Virginia Union University. B.S. in Chemistry.

PROFESSION

1959-1990

Former founder and partner of the law firm Wilder, Gregory and Martin.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Memberships

American Bar Association: Virginia State Bar; Old Dominion Bar Association: American Trial Lawyers Association; Permanent Member of the Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit (federal); National Association of criminal Defense Lawyers: 'Life Member of the National Bar Association.

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MILITARY SERVICE

1952-1953

U. S. Army. Served in Korea. Awarded the Bronze Star for heroism in ground combat.

PERSONAL

Childhood	Born on January 17, 1931, in Richmond, Va. Grandson of slaves. Named after Frederick Douglass and poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Reared in Church Hill section of Richmond.
Family	Three children: Lynn, an artist living in New York; Lawrence, Jr., a lawyer practicing law in the Wilder firm; and Loren, an M.B.A. graduate working for the U.S. Postal Service in Washington, D.C.
Affiliations	Member, First African Baptist Church of Richmond; Trustee, Virginia Union University; Life Member, Omega Psi Phi; 33 Mason; Vice­-Chairman, Jobs for Virginia Graduates.

LAWRENCE DOUGLAS WILDER

GOVERNOR
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

As Editors See Him

"Mr. Wilder is an uncommon figure in contemporary politics in that he has not ridden the media to his present position but has worked his way up, has served a long, and we believe valuable, apprenticeship."

--Washington Post
October 15, 1989
 
"He is progressive. He is open-minded. He sees Virginia's needs in rapidly changing times and knows that its leaders must keep pace."

--Roanoke Times and World News
October 29, 1989
 
"His 20-year record of public service in Virginia ... is one of supporting legislation that has helped move Virginia to the front rank of the nation's states."
 
--Norfolk Virginian-Pilot and Ledger Star
October 29, 1989
 
"Mr. Wilder comes to us after more than 19 years in public office, where he has proven his mettle and shown, if anything, he is his own man. Wilder's famous eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with his own party's power structure have inspired respect among friends and political opponents. Like his two-predecessors, he has a reputation among colleagues as a consensus builder and strong inside player."

--Charlottesville Daily Progress
October 22, 1989

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