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| Attorney General ], released the Norment opinion to the public and issued a press release on September 2, 2011. The press release states the following: "Recent public statements made by state Senator Thomas Norment suggest that for the past several years, he assumed a role of legal counsel for the College of William & Mary. One of his reported statements also incorrectly implied that a 2008 opinion he requested from the Office of the Attorney General affirmed that such an arrangement would be acceptable under the law."<ref name="vag"/> | Attorney General ], released the Norment opinion to the public and issued a press release on September 2, 2011. The press release states the following: "Recent public statements made by state Senator Thomas Norment suggest that for the past several years, he assumed a role of legal counsel for the College of William & Mary. One of his reported statements also incorrectly implied that a 2008 opinion he requested from the Office of the Attorney General affirmed that such an arrangement would be acceptable under the law."<ref name="vag"/> | ||
| Former students of his at William and Mary in the 2010s accuse Norment of teaching racist material and making racist and transphobic statements in class.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thinkprogress.org/former-students-say-virginia-senate-majority-leader-taught-racially-insensitive-college-course-b82fabf8a683/|title=Former students say Virginia Senate Majority Leader taught racially insensitive college course|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> | |||
| In February 2019, it was revealed that Norment was an editor of the 1968 Virginia Military Institute yearbook that showed students in ] attire, ], and listed them with racially offensive nicknames, which came to light in the context of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/article_d4ce7700-2ae3-11e9-ace9-ff7814740140.html|title=: Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment was an editor for VMI yearbook filled with racist photos and slurs}}</ref> Norment does not appear in any of the yearbook photos and issued a statement saying he condemned the use of blackface<ref name="NBCnorment"> (NBC News)</ref> and said his role was ensuring writers and photographers made their submissions on time and that he was "still culpable, but it is by association with a team that produced that yearbook with those photos".<ref name="VPnorment"> (Virginian-Pilot)</ref> Norment pointed out that page 236 of the same yearbook shows he supported the ] of VMI in 1968, and led an effort to enroll women there in 1997.<ref name="NBCnorment"/> | In February 2019, it was revealed that Norment was an editor of the 1968 Virginia Military Institute yearbook that showed students in ] attire, ], and listed them with racially offensive nicknames, which came to light in the context of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/article_d4ce7700-2ae3-11e9-ace9-ff7814740140.html|title=: Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment was an editor for VMI yearbook filled with racist photos and slurs}}</ref> Norment does not appear in any of the yearbook photos and issued a statement saying he condemned the use of blackface<ref name="NBCnorment"> (NBC News)</ref> and said his role was ensuring writers and photographers made their submissions on time and that he was "still culpable, but it is by association with a team that produced that yearbook with those photos".<ref name="VPnorment"> (Virginian-Pilot)</ref> Norment pointed out that page 236 of the same yearbook shows he supported the ] of VMI in 1968, and led an effort to enroll women there in 1997.<ref name="NBCnorment"/> | ||
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| Tommy Norment | |
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| File:Senator Tommy Norment.png | |
| Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Saslaw |
| In office January 12, 2012 – January 28, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Succeeded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 3rd district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 8, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Fears |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Kent Norment Jr. (1946-04-12) April 12, 1946 (age 78) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Virginia Military Institute (BS) College of William & Mary (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Thomas Kent Norment Jr. (born April 12, 1946) is an American politician serving as the Majority Leader of the Senate of Virginia. He has served in the Virginia General Assembly since 1992. A Republican, he represents the 3rd senatorial district of the Virginia Senate, which includes parts of the Virginia Peninsula, plus King and Queen County, King William County, New Kent County and Gloucester County on the Middle Peninsula.
Background
Norment graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and received his law degree from William and Mary School of Law.
Norment is an Adjunct Professor of Law at William and Mary Law School. He served as on-campus attorney, and counselor and attorney to the President of William and Mary.
In 2008, Norment requested an opinion from Attorney General Bob McDonnell stating "at no time will I assume a relationship of 'attorney-client' that would result in the exercising of any attorney client privilege or any work product privilege. It is my understanding the College would continue to rely upon legal services through the Office of Attorney General." Attorney General McDonnell concludes his opinion to Norment that "it is my opinion that you do not have an impermissible conflict of interest under the Act based on the facts herein." McDonnell writes "I affirm the intention that your relationship with the College will not be that of attorney and client."
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, released the Norment opinion to the public and issued a press release on September 2, 2011. The press release states the following: "Recent public statements made by state Senator Thomas Norment suggest that for the past several years, he assumed a role of legal counsel for the College of William & Mary. One of his reported statements also incorrectly implied that a 2008 opinion he requested from the Office of the Attorney General affirmed that such an arrangement would be acceptable under the law."
In February 2019, it was revealed that Norment was an editor of the 1968 Virginia Military Institute yearbook that showed students in Ku Klux Klan attire, blackface, and listed them with racially offensive nicknames, which came to light in the context of the 2019 Virginia political crisis. Norment does not appear in any of the yearbook photos and issued a statement saying he condemned the use of blackface and said his role was ensuring writers and photographers made their submissions on time and that he was "still culpable, but it is by association with a team that produced that yearbook with those photos". Norment pointed out that page 236 of the same yearbook shows he supported the racial integration of VMI in 1968, and led an effort to enroll women there in 1997.
Political career
Initially a Democrat, Norment won election to the James City County Board of Supervisors as a Republican and served from 1987-1991. He was elected to the state Senate in 1991, defeating Democrat Bill Fears with 54% of the vote. Norment unopposed for re-election in 1995, re-elected with 63% of the vote in 1999, re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2003, re-elected unopposed in 2007 and 2011, and re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2015. Norment has led the Virginia Senate Republican caucus since 2008.
Notes
- Senate of Virginia
- ^ In Norment-Reyes race, it's the old versus the new (Daily Press)
- William and Mary Law School
- Virginia Gazette
- Case Finder
- ^ ": Tommy Norment Gets In Trouble?".
- ": Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment was an editor for VMI yearbook filled with racist photos and slurs".
- ^ Top Republican Virginia Sen. Norment caught up in blackface scandal (NBC News)
- Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment was an editor for VMI yearbook filled with racist photos and slurs (Virginian-Pilot)
- ^ Tommy Norment: the Peninsula's new legislative powerhouse (Daily Press)
- Elections Database
- Elections Database
References
- "Senator Thomas K. Norment Jr.; Minority Leader; Republican – District 3". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- "William and Mary Law School; Adjunct Faculty". William and Mary Law School. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- "Virginia Gazette; Q&A with Tommy Norment". Virginia Gazette. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- "Norment Attorney General Opinion Request" (PDF). CaseFinder. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- "Attorney General Norment Opinion" (PDF). Virginia Gazette. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- "Attorney General Sept. 2, 2011 Press Release" (PDF). Virginia Attorney General. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- Tommy Norment; Virginia Senate (constituent website)
External links
- "Virginia Public Access Project; Thomas K. Norment Jr". Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- "Virginia State Board of Elections; Election Information; Election Results". Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "The Virginia Pilot; Thomas K. Norment Jr". Retrieved 2009-02-09.
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