John Whitbeck
John Whitbeck | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia | |
| In office January 2015 – July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Mullins |
| Succeeded by | Jack Wilson |
| Chairman of Virginia's 10th District Republican Committee | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | www |
John C. Whitbeck Jr. is an American attorney and Republican Party official from Loudoun County, Virginia.[1] Whitbeck was the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia from 2015 to 2018.[2][3]
Early life
Whitbeck is originally from California. He attended Occidental College where he played football as a center[4] and earned a degree in politics. He obtained his law degree from the George Mason University School of Law.[5][6]
Career
Whitbeck is a partner of the law firm Whitbeck Cisneros McElroy,[7] a family law practice in Leesburg, Virginia.[5] He was an adjunct professor at George Mason Law School and also previously served as a substitute judge in District Court for five years.[6][7] Whitbeck unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011 elections.[7]
In 2013, he was the chairman of the Republican committee for the 10th congressional district[8] when he was nominated by his party to run in the 2014 State Senate special elections for the 33rd district.[8] He lost the election to Jennifer Wexton.[9] In January 2015, he was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia to succeed Pat Mullins.[2]
Following the primary elections for the 2018 Senate election in Virginia, Whitbeck announced his resignation from the chairmanship of the Republican Party of Virginia.[3]
In January 2019, Whitbeck announced that he would seek the office of Loudoun County Chair.[10] Whitbeck lost the election for Loudoun Chair in November. [11]
References
- ^ Leahy, Norman (February 6, 2017). "Can Whitbeck's commandment save the Virginia GOP?". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Portnoy, Jenna (January 24, 2015). "Virginia GOP elects John Whitbeck as new chairman". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Watson, Kathryn (June 30, 2018). "Virginia GOP chairman John Whitbeck announces resignation". CBS News. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Wallace, Amy (November 20, 1995). "March Toward Multiethnic Goal Remakes Occidental". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "John Whitbeck's file". PolitiFact. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Schwartzman, Paul (March 2, 2015). "Virginia's new GOP chairman hopes to unite a divided state party". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c Baratko, Trevor (November 10, 2014). "John Whitbeck of Loudoun seeks to chair Republican Party of Virginia". Loudoun Times-Mirror. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Gibson, Caitlin (December 17, 2013). "John Whitbeck named Republican nominee in possible race to replace Herring in Va. Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Max (January 21, 2014). "Wexton wins special election for Herring's Senate seat". WTOP. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Baratko, Trevor (1 January 2019). "Whitbeck announces bid for Loudoun County chairman". Loudoun Times Mirror. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Olivo, Antonio (5 November 2019). "Loudoun elections: Democrat Randall wins second term as county appears to move left". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
