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What did Mark Warner do as governor of Virginia?

Mark Warner served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. During his tenure, he encouraged business investment in the state and worked to improve the public educational system. He won the governorship in 2001 with about 52 percent of the vote. His victory followed a 1996 U.S. Senate campaign that he lost but that helped him build political support in conservative, rural parts of Virginia.