Updated 1 hour ago Terry McAuliffeâs Record On Race Gets A Second Look In Virginia Governor's Race The former Virginia governor could be standing in the way of the countryâs first Black woman governor. Heâs counting on Black voters to help him do it. Evelyn Hockstein/The Washington Post via Getty Images Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe made some decisions that disappointed Black activists and civil libertarians. The Democrat's record is receiving scrutiny as he seeks a second term. In May 2015, Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have restricted how long police departments in Virginia could store data collected from license plate readers.