Virginia Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in VA
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Virginia Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Tom GarrettFmr. U.S. Representative [R-VA]12 Years in GOP
8/09/23
Strangled his wife's neck while their infant daughter slept next to her after he drank himself into a "fiery rage" on Mother's DayAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
8/09/23
Struck his wife in the head on two separate occasions, had a "history" of physically pinning her to the ground and once punched multiple holes in the wall during an argumentAccording to a lawsuit filed by his estranged wife
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Scott JenkinsSheriff [R-VA]
6/29/23
Accepted cash bribes totaling $72,500 to circumvent concealed carry gun laws by giving people fake deputy credentials that allowed them to carry a concealed weapon in any state without a permitAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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John OremFmr. Sheriff Candidate [R-VA]
8/02/16
Overdosed on heroin twice in a twelve-hour timespan and was administered a drug to reverse their effects both timesAccording to court records reported by local media -
Jerry Falwell Jr.Televangelist [R]
10/16/22
Watched his wife have sex with a much younger man both in person and via CCTV over a period of seven years while also being a minister who preached the virtues of monogamy and abstinence before marriageAccording to a bombshell report by Reuters