Honorable Mark Warner
Governor of Virginia, Democrat
Mark Warner served as Governor of Virginia from January 2002 to January 2006. From 1989 to 2001, he was Managing Director of Columbia Capitol Corporation. The following is from a July 30, 2004, letter from Governor Warner to then-U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman regarding the Bush Administration’s roadless area proposal.As you know, I have been a strong supporter of protection of roadless areas, including 387,000 acres here in the Commonwealth’s national forests. I believe the Federal Government should carry out its responsibility to protect our last remaining roadless areas.Your July 12 proposal to require a State to file a…