Present Activities
In December 2009, Jim Gilmore became President & CEO of the Free Congress Foundation which was founded by the late conservative movement leader Paul Weyrich in 1977.
Gilmore has also served as Chairman of the National Council on Readiness & Preparedness, a homeland security program focused on community involvement and public/private partnerships. He is also President of USA Secure, a non-profit homeland security think tank based in Washington, D.C.
He is also on the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association and is a political commentator on Fox News.
He also became one of the first former office holders to start a personal blog, although updates have not occurred since mid-2010. The Virginia Patriot is the official blog of Jim Gilmore.
Gilmore and his wife, Roxane Gatling Gilmore, currently divide their time between Henrico County and Alexandria. They have two sons, Jay and Ashton.
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