Cuccinelli to air first TV ad of Va. race RICHMOND - Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II plans to launch the first television ad of the Virginia governor's race with a spot set to start airing statewide Monday. The 30-second commercial features Teiro Cuccinelli, wife of the presumptive Republican nominee, talking about his work with the homeless and the mentally ill and about his efforts to combat sexual predators. "My husband, Ken, has spent his life standing up for the vulnerable and those in need," Teiro Cuccinelli says as soft music plays in the background. ..." As attorney general, Ken fought to find and prosecute child predators and human traffickers. The ad seems aimed at painting a softer portrait of Cuccinelli, who is known nationally for battling a University of Virginia climate scientist as well as Obamacare and other examples of what he calls "federal overreach." He has been a favorite of religious and fiscal conservatives for his opposition to abortion and higher taxes. Cuccinelli has hardly backed away from those positions since the start of his campaign against former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe to succeed term-limited Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R). But his campaign has sought to stress that there is more to Cuccinelli than the hot-button issues that have earned him the most headlines. "This [ad] tells a side of Ken that a lot of people don't know," Cuccinelli strategist Chris LaCivita said.