Gene Rossi, a former twenty-seven-year career federal prosecutor, is running for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Gene and his wife Diane have lived in Alexandria, Virginia, since 1989. They have three children--all proud “Titans” who have attended T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria.

After graduating law school in 1982, Rossi worked for former Connecticut Governor Bill O’Neill (D) as a representative in Washington, D.C. He began his career as an attorney with the U.S. Justice Department in 1989.

Professional Experience

• Adjunct Professor, George Mason University, 2006-present
• Former Legal Writing Adjunct, American University Law School
• Teaching Faculty for Trial Advocacy Workshop, Harvard Law School, 2010-2016
• Assistant United States Attorney, United States Justice Department, 2001-2016
• Senior Trial Attorney, United States Justice Department Tax Division, 1989-2001
• Washington Representative, Connecticut Governor Bill O’Neill, 1983-1989
• Assistant Plant Manager, Rossi Lumber Company, 1966-1979