In Office
UVA alumni won gubernatorial and congressional races in the November elections.
Congress also saw the retirement of Republican Sen. John Warner (Law class of ’53), who had held his office for 30 years. His departure signaled a major shift in Virginia politics.
Frederick C. “Rick” Boucher (Law class of ’71)
Democrat, Virginia
U.S. House of Representatives
9th district
Democrat, Virginia
U.S. House of Representatives
9th district
Luis Fortuña (Law class of ’85)
Republican, Puerto Rico
Governor
Republican, Puerto Rico
Governor
John Cornyn (Law class of ’95)
Republican, Texas
U.S. Senator
Republican, Texas
U.S. Senator
Robert Durden Inglis (Law class of ’84)
Republican, South Carolina
U.S. House of Representatives
4th district
Republican, South Carolina
U.S. House of Representatives
4th district
J. Randy Forbes (Law class of ’77)
Republican, Virginia
U.S. House of Representatives
4th district
Republican, Virginia
U.S. House of Representatives
4th district
Sheila Jackson Lee (Law class of ’85)
Democrat, Texas
U.S. House of Representatives
18th district
Democrat, Texas
U.S. House of Representatives
18th district
