Yesterday we reported Loudoun’s Chairman of the Board and the Sheriff are likely to team up and run as Independents, as evidenced by Scott York’s recent, late, endorsement of Sheriff Mike Chapman. More evidence has surfaced.[read_more]
First was Eric Noble’s big win over Sheriff Chapman in the Loudoun Republican Straw Poll. Scott York’s recent endorsement seems to have hurt Mike Chapman rather than helping him.
Next, at Loudoun county’s big, annual fundraiser, attended by almost every elected official in Loudoun, including our Senator Dick Black, all three of our Delegates, Dave LaRock, Randy Minchew, and Tag Greason. All five of our Constitutional Officers came to the Jamboree. Most of the Board of Supervisors were in attendance, except for Scott York and his two big supporters, Supervisors Matt Letourneau and Ralph Buona.
Finally, even more telling, a total of 1415 Republicans qualified to be delegates to the Republican convention, Scott York was not among them. He will not be attending the Republican convention in Loudoun. If that doesn’t scream “I am not a Republican” I don’t know what does. He can’t even be bothered to vote in a Republican convention in his own back yard! Scott York is an Independent. Again.
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I don’t doubt York may run as an Independent. But, what does he actually do for the Party anyway? It’s not like he shows up for events or meeting or anything else. He’s a no-show 90% of the time, so I wouldn’t read too much into him not attending the jamboree. That’s Scott York being Scott York. I’d would have been more surprised if he did show up. I was more surprised Ralph Buona didn’t show up. You’d think he’d want to work the crowd in one of the few delegate-rich events that remain before the Convention.
I do not understand how or why Scott York would have hired Leo Rogers, arrested for domestic violence with his wife refusing to testify against her husband, to represent this county, and has not called for Shawn Williams to resign. To be so dismissive of such serious character flaws is almost guilt by association. There is a war on women with this board, Republican or otherwise.
Jeanine – great work forcing another Republican, who likely agreed with 80% of what the GOP is doing, from the Party. With the demographic shift in Loudoun County, it is only a matter of time before the Democrats start to win elections for Chairman and Sheriff because the Republican candidates are too extreme, just like the rest of Northern Virginia.
The Chairman, and soon the Sheriff, have done things that resulted in forcing themselves from the party. It is nobody’s fault but their own. Both seem to be ethically challenged and in the very near future you will be reading about it. Standby. Charlie King and Eric Noble represent traditional Republican values and both possess the ethical standards that will allow them to win their races and, down the road, continue to win and keep their respective positions of Chairman and Sheriff firmly in the Republican grip.
Either you stand for something, or you fall for everything. Nice work from Jeanine. You, OTOH, are probably a democrat hack.
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Notable items from last night’s Republican Spring Jamboree:
– Eric Noble won the straw vote over Mike Chapman by a wide margin.
– Virtually all key Republican leaders were present to cast their votes, to include Barbara Comstock, Dick Black, Tag Greason, Randy Minchew, Jim Plowman, Roger Zurn, Bob Wertz, Eugene Delgaudio, Suzanne Volpe, other elected officials, and aspiring Republican office seekers. Notably absent was Scott York.
– Apparently sensing defeat, Chapman departed early before the voting result was announced. The straw vote has always been a highly accurate indicator of the result of the ensuing nominating convention vote. Given the significant margin of victory by Noble over Chapman this may well serve as an indicator of the upcoming convention vote. I find it surprising that Republican BOS Chairman Scott York, who as the article indicates just days ago came out in supporting Chapman, was not present to demonstrate such support. To me that seems like a very shallow commitment.
The upcoming Republican convention is open to any and all party supporters of either Noble or Chapman. Somewhere around 1400-1500 of these folks signed up to vote for the candidate of their choice. As men both sworn to uphold Republican principles, Noble and Chapman have both pledged to support whichever one wins the primary, as it should be. Both have stated this publicly and I would expect that both will keep their word (something which should unquestionably be expected of a law enforcement official) so there is no reason to believe that either would jeopardize the Republican candidate’s chances against a Democratic challenge in this fall’s general election. I know that regardless of pre-convention endorsements (which are the absolute right of all), once the Republican candidate is selected, all endorsers rally around the nominee. Should Mr. Noble become the Republican candidate, as a Republican official Mr. York would then fully support him in the general election campaign. For all the pre-convention banter, the true beauty of the Republican party is the post-convention unity where the unsuccessful candidates come together, demonstrate their integrity, and rally together to support their nominee.
What happened to th Scott York we could all get behind? He has gone from a staunch “smart growth” decisive position based on fiscal sustainability to a position that appears to be rife with indecision.