Senator Warner travelled to Richmond last night to speak at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership gala – along with the rest of Virginia’s living governors.

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All nine of the former “excellencies,” including Senator Warner, Democrats Charles S. Robb, Gerald L. Baliles, L. Douglas Wilder, and Timothy M. Kaine, and Republicans Linwood Holton, George Allen, Jim Gilmore and current governor Bob McDonnell, spoke at the annual gala.

The Sorensen Institute, a part of the University of Virginia, trains Virginians in political leadership and public service.

Each former governor spoke about a topic of their choosing. Senator Warner spoke about the importance of – you guessed it – bipartisanship in government.

Virginians "hired us to get stuff done, not point out what's wrong with the other guys," he said.