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{{infobox Officeholder
|office1=[[Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney|Commonwealth's Attorney]]
|district1=[[Albemarle County]]
|term_start1 = 2008
|term_end1 = 2015
|preceded1=[[James L. Camblos III|Jim Camblos]]
|succeeded1=[[Robert N. Tracci]]
|birth_date = July 13, 1964<br/>Age {{age|1964|07|13}} 
|birth_place=Cleveland, Tennessee
|vpapid=37446
|website=[http://www.deniselunsford.com/ Campaign website]}}
'''Denise Lunsford''' served as [[Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney]] from 2008 to 2015. She won election to the position in 2007, defeating [[Jim Camblos]]. However, she lost in a narrow vote to Republican [[Robert N. Tracci]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Tracci Defeats Lunsford for Albemarle Co. Commonwealth’s Attorney|url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/30430049/tracci-defeats-lunsford-for-albemarle-co-commonwealths-attorney|author=|work=|publisher=NBC29|location=|publishdate=November 3, 2015|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref>

==Biography==
Lunsford is a native of Cleveland, Tennessee. After graduating from Washington and Lee University's Law School, Lunsford moved to Charlottesville where she began work for [[Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rassmussen and Tweel]]. She also taught as an adjunct professor at [[University of Virginia]] Law School<ref>"Denise Lunsford for Commonwealth's Attorney, Albemarle County VA." Denise Lunsford, Commonwealth's Attorney, Albemarle County VA. Web. 14 Dec. 2009. <http://www.deniselunsford.com/about-denise-lunsford.php>.</ref>. 

==Public service==
Lunsford has served on the boards of the [[Monticello Area Community Action Agency]] (MACCA), [[AIDS/HIV Services Group]], Augusta County SPCA and [[On Our Own]].

==2007 Election==
{{2007 election/CommonwealthAttorney}}

==2015 Election==
{{2015 election/CommonwealthAttorney}}


==References==
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==Media appearances==
*[http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2007/12/16/wakeup-lunsford/ December 16, 2007 installment of Charlottesville Right Now]
*[http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2015/11/01/straight-talk-denise-lunsford-and-robert-tracci/ October 31, 2015 Straight Talk campaign forum with Robert Tracci]

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