Spring 2009University Digest

In Office

In Office U.Va. alumni won gubernatorial and congressional races in the November elections.

Congress also saw the retirement of Republican Sen. John Warner (Law ’53), who had held his office for 30 years. His departure signaled a major shift in Virginia politics.

Frederick C. “Rick” Boucher (Law ’71) Democrat, Virginia U.S. House of Representatives 9th district
John Cornyn (Law ’95) Republican, Texas U.S. Senator
J. Randy Forbes (Law ’77) Republican, Virginia U.S. House of Representatives 4th district
Luis Fortuño (Law ’85) Republican, Puerto Rico Governor
Robert Durden Inglis (Law ’84) Republican, South Carolina U.S. House of Representatives 4th district
Sheila Jackson Lee (Law ’75) Democrat, Texas U.S. House of Representatives 18th district

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