Mark Warner

Mark Robert Warner born December 15 1954 is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia a seat he has held since 2009 A member of the Democratic Party Warner served as the 69th governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 He is vice chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus and vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee In 2006 Warner was widely expected to pursue the Democratic nomination in the 2008 US presidential election but he announced in October 2006 that he would not run citing a desire not to disrupt his family life Warner delivered the keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention and was considered to be a potential vice presidential candidate until he took himself out of consideration after winning the Democratic nomination for the US Senate Warner was elected to the Senate in 2008 and reelected in 2014 and 2020 He became Virginias senior senator in 2013 when Senator Jim Webb retired He is the honorary chairman of Forward Together PAC Before entering politics Warner became involved in telecommunicationsrelated venture capital during the 1980s He founded and led the Columbia Capital firm He also cofounded Capital Cellular Corporation With a net worth of 2141 million Warner is the thirdwealthiest member of Congress and its wealthiest Democrat