DATE: Sunday, April 20, 1997                TAG: 9704200095

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CAREER PROFILES OF REPUBLICANS SEEKING STATE'S TOP OFFICES

ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATES

Mark L. Earley, 42, Chesapeake.

College of William and Mary, B.A., 1976, and J.D., 1982.

Practices law.

Virginia State Senate, 1987 to the present.

A leading social conservative in the General Assembly who led passage of the parental notification bill this year. Supports a number of ``pro-family'' programs.

Gilbert K. Davis, 54, Herndon.

Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, B.A., 1964; University of Virginia, J.D., 1969.

Practices law.

Longtime party activist at national level. Represents Paula Jones in her sexual harassment suit against President Clinton.

Jerry Kilgore, 35, Gate City.

Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia, B.A., 1983; and College of William and Mary, J.D., 1986.

Secretary of public safety, 1994 to 1996. Stepped down to seek office.

As secretary of public safety, Kilgore managed 11 agencies and a $1 billion budget.

Ken Stolle, 42, Virginia Beach.

Berry College, Georgia, B.S., 1975.

Virginia State Bar Reading Law Program, passing the bar exam, 1979.

Practices law.

Virginia State Senate, 1991 to the present.

Former police officer who pushed for abolition of parole, mandatory minimum jail sentences, punishing violent juveniles as adults.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CANDIDATES

John Hager, 61, Richmond.

Purdue University, B.S., 1958; Harvard University, M.B.A., 1960.

Retired tobacco executive.

Party activist and fund raiser. Numerous high-profile community positions in Richmond.

Coleman Andrews, 43, McLean.

Dartmouth College, B.A., 1976; Stanford University, M.B.A., 1979.

Chairman (former president and CEO), WorldCorp, Herndon; operates an agricultural business in Orange County.

Involved in public policy at national and state level for 20 years. ILLUSTRATION: Photos

Earley

Davis

Kilgore

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CANDIDATES

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