John Whitbeck
John Whitbeck was the chair of the Republican Party of Virginia. He resigned on July 21, 2018.[1]
He was a 2014 special election Republican candidate for District 33 of the Virginia State Senate.[2] Whitbeck was also a 2011 Republican candidate for District 10 of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Biography
Whitbeck's professional experience includes founding his law firm, which has offices in Loudoun County and Clarke County and focuses on family law, criminal law, mental health law and other litigation.
Elections
2014
Jennifer Wexton (D) defeated John Whitbeck (R) and Joe T. May (I) in the special election, which took place on January 21.[2][3][4]
The seat was vacant following Mark Herring's (D) election as Attorney General of Virginia.
A special election for the position of Virginia State Senate District 33 was called for January 21. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 26, 2013.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jennifer Wexton |
52.7% | 11,431 | |
| Republican | John Whitbeck | 37.5% | 8,133 | |
| Independent | Joe T. May | 9.8% | 2,117 | |
| Total Votes | 21,681 | |||
2011
Whitbeck ran in the 2011 election for Virginia House District 10. He was defeated by Randall Minchew in the primary on August 23, 2011. The general election took place on November 8, 2011.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates Republican Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Randall Minchew |
40.5% | 1,193 |
| John Whitbeck | 37.5% | 1,106 |
| Cara Townsend | 22% | 647 |
| Total Votes | 2,946 | |
Campaign themes
- Transportation
Excerpt: "Get traffic and transportation moving again by funding high priority projects and innovations like telecommuting, taking advantage of competitive bidding and low interest rates, and revenue sharing with localities. We need to get the funding formula right: the money the 10th sends to Richmond needs to be spent in the 10th."
- Fiscal Policy
Excerpt: "I will oppose all tax increases. America doesn’t have a revenue problem it has a spending problem. We are best served by a smaller, more efficient government. Balanced budgets are a necessity."
- Economy
Excerpt: "Create jobs by supporting our job creators: small businesses, clean high tech industry, mom and pop retailers, and entrepreneurs.Maintain and enhance Virginia’s friendly business climate to attract more and better-paying jobs for our families by reducing regulation and waste. Support Virginia’s Right-To-Work law."
- Energy Policy
Excerpt: "I will work for energy independence for our country and Commonwealth. We should be drilling off Virginia’s coast – now."
- Education
Excerpt: "Insist on constant improvement in our schools. We’re lucky to have some of the best schools in the nation right here at home. Parents, teachers, and local officials will make the best decisions for our children and their schools."
- Public Safety
Excerpt: "Support law enforcement and first responders, insist on safe communities through zero-tolerance of crime, and protect our communities from illegal immigration by deporting criminal aliens and giving state and local law officers the right to enforce immigration laws working with the federal government."
- Right to Life
Excerpt: "I am pro life – period."
- Second Amendment
Excerpt: "I support the second amendment without exception."
Republican Party of Virginia
John Whitbeck was elected chair of the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) on January 24, 2015 following the retirement of former RPV chair Pat Mullins. Whitbeck's campaign for chair focused on building unity within the party and revitalizing fundraising outreach. "It is time to shed our divisive labels….Establishment, grassroots, libertarians, whatever we call ourselves…..it is time to be Republican first," said Whitbeck.[7][8]
Prior to his election as RPV chair, Whitbeck served as chair of the party's 10th congressional district committee.[7]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Whitbeck was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Virginia.[9] In Virginia’s primary election on March 1, 2016, Donald Trump won 17 delegates, Marco Rubio won 16, Ted Cruz won eight, John Kasich won five, and Ben Carson won three. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Whitbeck was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Virginia's Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[10]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Virginia to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and the Virginia State Convention in April 2016. Except for the three unbound RNC delegates to the convention, delegates from Virginia were bound by state party rules to the results of the state primary for the first ballot of the convention. They were also required to sign a pledge indicating that they intend to support all nominees of the Republican Party during their term as a delegate.
Virginia primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Virginia, 2016
| Virginia Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Marco Rubio | 32% | 327,918 | 16 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 444 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 5.9% | 60,228 | 3 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 2,917 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 1,458 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 16.7% | 171,150 | 8 | |
| Donald Trump |
34.8% | 356,840 | 17 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0.1% | 653 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 1,102 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.4% | 3,645 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0% | 399 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 9.5% | 97,784 | 5 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 914 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,025,452 | 49 | ||
| Source: CNN and Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Delegate allocation
Virginia had 49 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 33 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 11 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote.[11][12]
Of the remaining 16 delegates, 13 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[11][12]
Personal
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Whitbeck and his wife, Laura, have two children.
See also
External links
- Republican Party of Virginia homepage
- Official campaign website
- Official candidate list
- John Whitbeck on Twitter
- John Whitbeck on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ CBS News, "Virginia GOP chairman John Whitbeck announces resignation," June 30, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 sbe.virginia.gov, "Official candidate list," accessed December 31, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "Democrats win state Senate seat in Northern Virginia — and perhaps control of the chamber," January 21, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ nbc29.com, "VA Senate Special Election Set Jan. 21," December 20, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Department of State, 2011 Primary candidate list (dead link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Washington Post, "Virginia GOP elects John Whitbeck as new chairman," January 24, 2015
- ↑ Republican Party of Virginia, "RPV state central committee elects John Whitbeck chairman," January 24, 2015
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Complete Virginia National Delegates to the GOP Convention," June 23, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
