Mark Warner is a Democratic U.S. senator from Virginia. After four years in the chamber, Warner has established himself as a national leader in efforts to find bipartisan consensus to make government more efficient and reduce the federal deficit. He has also been a champion for members of the armed services and a leader in promoting private-sector innovation. From 2002 to 2006, Warner served as governor of Virginia, where he worked in a bipartisan way to turn record budget deficits into a surplus and recruit 135,000 jobs to the state. During his tenure, Virginia was consistently recognized as the nation's best-managed state and the best state for business. Before entering public office, Warner was an early investor in the cellular telephone industry. He co-founded the company that became Nextel and made early investments in hundreds of startup technology companies that have created tens of thousands of jobs.

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