Valerie Stiles
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| Organization: | Violette Boutique |
| Role: | Sales associate |
| Location: | St. Croix, USVI |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
Valerie Stiles is a former delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Career
Valerie Stiles was elected as a member of the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands Territorial Committee in 2016. She lives in St. Croix and works as a sales associate at the Violette Boutique there. Stiles describes herself as a Republican activist and "a real Virgin Islander."[1]
In addition to her work with the territorial party, Stiles coordinates annual cooking competitions in the USVI. She organized the Rib Cook-off at Above the Wall in St. Croix as well as the Kewe de Croix Kallaloo and Gumbo Cookoff in Christiansted.[2][3]
2016 Republican National Convention
U.S. Virgin Islands caucus results
The U.S. Virgin Islands sent nine unpledged delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention, including three automatic delegates who represent the territory on the Republican National Committee: John Canegata, Lilliana O'Neal, and Holland Redfield.
At the Virgin Islands Republican caucuses on March 10, 2016, the following at-large delegates were elected to attend the Republican National Convention as unpledged delegates.[4]
Delegates disqualified
On March 22, 2016, the Virgin Islands Republican Party disqualified the six U.S. Virgin Islands delegates elected at the territorial caucus based on a violation of party rules. According to the Virgin Island GOP chair's statement, delegates must confirm that they accept election in writing within five days of being elected, which according to Virgin Island GOP chair John Canegata, the delegates failed to do.[5]
As a result of these delegates being disqualified, six alternate delegates—who were also elected at the territorial caucuses—were made official delegates. Four of them pledged their support to specific candidates, while two did not.[6] In May 2016, Canegata issued a press release stating that all Virgin Islands GOP delegates intended to support Donald Trump at the national convention.[7]
- David Johnson (Uncommitted)
- Valerie Stiles (Rubio)
- Andrea Lee Moeekel (Uncommitted)
- Humberto O'Neal (Rubio)
- Steven K. Hardy (Trump)
- Robert Max Schanfarber (Cruz)
Reinstatement of original delegates
In early July 2016, however, the Republican National Committee's Committee on Contests reversed Canageta's decision and reinstated the original delegate slate. In a report on the conflict, the committee's chairman, Doyle Webb, wrote, "As became obvious in reading the parties’ venom-full submissions to this committee, this contest arises out of the months of contentious, unprofessional infighting that has been going on between some in the Virgin Islands party’s leadership, including its chairman, and certain contestants. Seemingly every week, news arises of more alleged misbehavior by both factions — including acts of assault, threats, defamation, fraud, subterfuge and misuse of party rules."[8]
Rules committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Valerie Stiles was elected as a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[9]
Appointment process
The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.
Comments on John Yob
- See also: John Yob
Yob appeared on the ballot at the 2016 Virgin Islands caucus as a candidate to be an unpledged Virgin Islands delegate to the Republican convention. Yob and five other delegates—including his wife, Erica Yob—were elected on March 10, 2016. On March 4, 2016, Yob's bid faced opposition from Caroline Fawkes, the supervisor of elections for the U.S. Virgin Islands. The supervisor ruled Yob ineligible to vote in the Virgin Islands caucus, claiming he had not established residency for 90 days before registering to vote. On March 22, 2016, a court partially ruled in favor of Yob on the question of his Virgin Island citizenship. The court ruled that there is no 90 day requirement for residency, but the matter of whether he is actually a Virgin Island citizen remained to be determined by the courts.[10]
After the court ruling Valerie Stiles issued a comment on Yob and his attempt to become a delegate from the USVI:[1]
| “ | There are serious misrepresentations in reports that political saboteur John Yob and his mercenaries won Tuesday’s proceedings in Superior Court. The case is not over. The court has not issued a permanent ruling — let alone heard any evidence on factual issues — on whether political saboteur John Yob and his mercenaries were real domiciled Virgin Islanders.
John Yob’s real motives are clear. He looks at the Virgin Islands and sees a banana republic that he can overthrow with a coup to grow his political power and line his pockets with the cash of a presidential candidate seeking to win what is looking like a contested Republican convention.[11] |
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See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from U.S. Virgin Islands, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politically Speaking, "GOP Update: Virgin Islands Republican says Yob seeks ‘banana republic coup,’" March 24, 2016
- ↑ St. Croix Source, "Chefs Battle for Bragging Rights at Rib Cook-off," September 2, 2012
- ↑ St. Croix Source, "Kallaloo and Gumbo Cookoff Brings the Heat to the Boardwalk," November 3, 2013
- ↑ Tweet from Phil Kerpen on March 10, 2016
- ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Chaos In Virgin Island GOP Continues As Controversial Delegates Are Disqualified," March 22, 2016
- ↑ USVI GOP, "Memorandum from our Chair," April 3, 2016
- ↑ Breitbart, "Virgin Islands' GOP delegation endorses Donald Trump," May 22, 2016
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Mich. native wins contentious bid for GOP delegate seat," July 3, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 2016
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Fighting intensifies in USVI over Republican delegates," March 23, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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