Mark Warner the dealmaker : from business success to the business of governing /

When Mark Warner left office in 2006 with an 80 percent approval rating, Time magazine called him one of 'America's Five Best Governors.' Virginia was ranked the best-managed state in the nation, the best state for business and the best state for educational opportunity. When Warner...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Payne, Will
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Warner, Mark R. > (Mark Robert) Democratic Party (Va.) > History > 20th century. Democratic Party (Va.) > History > 21st century. Governors > Virginia > History > 21st century. Politicians > Virginia. Political leadership > Virginia. Virginia > Politics and government > 1951- Virginia > Economic conditions > 21st century. Richmond (Va.) > Politics and government > 20th century. Richmond (Va.) > Politics and government > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

Mark and John
Virginians value independence
Political foes turned policy allies
Small-town dreamer
Wheeling and dealing
Risk and reward
Trailblazing venture capitalists
Social entrepreneur
Rewriting the political playbook
Gridlock sets the stage
A Virginia strategy
Stand on principle
The turnaround kid
Restoring credibility
Honoring a commitment
The dream team
Hands-on policymaking
Breaking ground
A statesman emerges