1. Anne Bright Holton was born on February 1,1958 and is an American lawyer and judge who served as the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 to 2016.
29 Facts About Anne Holton
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Anne Holton is married to United States Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, the vice presidential running mate of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.
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Anne Holton served as interim president of George Mason University from 2019 to 2020.
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Anne Holton's paternal grandfather was an executive at a small coal-hauling railroad.
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Anne Holton attended Open High School, and graduated from Langley High School in 1976.
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One of Anne Holton's brothers is Woody Anne Holton, a professor of history at the University of South Carolina.
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Anne Holton then attended Harvard Law School, where she met her future husband, Tim Kaine.
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Anne Holton decided to keep her maiden name, a decision Kaine supported.
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Anne Holton was sworn in as a judge on June 30,1998, one day before Kaine was sworn in as mayor.
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Anne Holton served as chief judge of the court, assuming that post in 2000.
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Anne Holton administered the oath of office at her husband's inauguration as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2002.
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Anne Holton was not allowed to participate in her husband's campaign for governor in 2005 because of her position as a judge.
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Anne Holton resigned from the bench following her husband's election as governor in 2005.
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In 2014, Virginia governor-elect Terry McAuliffe appointed Anne Holton to be the state's Education Secretary.
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Anne Holton supported increases in teacher pay and changes to the state's high school curriculum.
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Anne Holton said she supported increased professional development for teachers.
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Anne Holton indicated her support for McAuliffe's 2016 legislative proposals to change high school graduation requirements and focus on early college courses and industry credentials.
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Anne Holton resigned as Education Secretary on July 25,2016, in order to focus on her husband's campaign for vice president.
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Anne Holton stated that Virginia's tradition of charter schools requiring approval by local school boards, as enshrined in the Constitution of Virginia, has served Virginia well, encouraging charter school proposals to make their case to local school boards.
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In May 2017, George Mason University announced that Anne Holton would join the faculty as a visiting professor at the School of Public Policy and Management and at the College of Education and Human Development, and as a visiting Fellow at the Center for Education Policy and Evaluation.
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In June 2019, George Mason University announced that Anne Holton would serve as the interim President of George Mason University beginning August 1,2019.
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Anne Holton remained in that role until Gregory Washington took office on July 1,2020.
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Anne Holton was the only person to live in the Virginia Governor's Mansion as a child and as an adult.
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Immediately after the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Anne Holton joined Clinton and Kaine on a bus trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Anne Holton continued campaigning, sometimes appearing with her husband and sometimes alone, in several states.
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Anne Holton discussed policy surrounding childcare and initiatives for small businesses when campaigning.
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Anne Holton denied having any interest in the position, saying, in reference to the Vice President's role as President of the Senate, "I will never let husband be my boss".
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Anne Holton sits on numerous boards, including Voices of Virginia's Children, the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation, and the advisory board of Youth-Nex, the University of Virginia Center to Promote Effective Youth Development at the School of Education and Human Development.
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Anne Holton is a longtime clog dancer, taking up the hobby in high school.