The Staunton Republican Committee has issued the following resolution in support of the 6th district hiring lawyers and paying $30,000 to defend against the FEC filings against the committee prior to the 6th district convention:
A Resolution of Commendation for Due Process and a Thorough and Complete Defense
Whereas, the Staunton Republican Committee is located wholly within the Sixth Congressional District; and
Whereas, the Sixth District Republican Committee and its former Chairman and Treasurers are subjects of two Federal Elections Commission complaints; and
Whereas, the FEC Complaints lodged against the Sixth District Committee appear to be frivolous, they are nonetheless very serious and need to be vigorously defended by proficient, experienced legal counsel; and
Whereas, no plan of action was presented by the current Sixth District Chair to defend these complaints for over a month after the Complaint filings; and
Whereas, neither the Sixth District Committee’s insurance plan, nor the Republican Party of Virginia’s insurance plan include coverage to provide defense of FEC Complaints; and
Whereas, the Sixth District Committee at its June 23rd meeting approved a motion appointing a Special Counsel to defend the Committee and its former officers in their official capacities and authorizing the payment of legal fees up to $30,000 and designated the Bopp Law Firm of Terre Haute, Indiana as the Special Counsel, and
Whereas, all members of the Sixth District Committee would prefer to fully dedicate their resources to supporting Ben Cline in his Sixth Congressional District race, and Corey Stewart in his Senate race, in the general election against the Democrat candidates, but it would be irresponsible, and detrimental to our primary cause of supporting candidates, for the Sixth District Committee to be unrepresented in an ongoing federal investigation; and
Whereas, the Sixth District’s State Central Committee representatives unanimously voted in favor of the motion; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Staunton Republican Committee hereby affirms the above-stated motion; and, be it also
RESOLVED, that the Staunton Republican Committee hereby affirms the Sixth District’s State Central Committee representatives Steven Troxel, Nathan Boyer, Carrie Thompson, Anne Fitzgerald, and Joseph Sonsmith, and the other members of the Sixth District Republican Committee who voted in favor of this motion; and, be it also
RESOLVED, that the Staunton Republican Committee looks forward to a thorough and expeditious adjudication of the FEC complaints, so that the Sixth District Committee may once again fully commit its resources to supporting Republican candidates; and, therefore, be it also
RESOLVED, that the Staunton Republican Committee Unit Chair is hereby directed to forward this resolution to the Sixth District Republican Committee, the State Central Committee, and the Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.
August 28, 2018
