A conservative state senator beat a challenger who billed himself as “MAGA Mike,” and a 2020 election denier prevailed over three rivals.
Reeves, an insurance agent, former Army Ranger and Prince William County narcotics detective, is generally considered one of the more conservative members of the Senate, which he joined in 2012.But Allers, a former teacher and school administrator who referred to himself as MAGA Mike, faulted the senator for not publicly denouncing the indictment of former president Donald Trump on criminal charges in New York that stem from hush money payments to an adult-film actress.
Allers also had criticized Reeves for accepting a $500 donation in 2015 from Smithfield Foods, which Allers called “a Communist Chinese-owned company.” Smithfield was acquired in 2013 by the Hong Kong-based conglomerate WH Group. It is not owned by the Chinese government.“I promise to continue to be a tireless advocate for our shared values and to work every day to make our community an even better place to live, work, and raise a family,” Reeves said in a statement.
Allers tweeted: “We came up short. We took on the establishment & the swamp of Richmond, & we fought hard.”McGuire is a former Navy SEAL and outspoken Trump supporter who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally in D.C. but says he did not storm the Capitol. Last summer, he promoted a local showing of “2000 Mules,” a film that purports to show voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. He has been a delegate since 2018.
At the convention, McGuire faced Duane Adams, chairman of the Louisa County Board of Supervisors; Sandy Brindley, a community activist; and Jack Dyer, chairman of the Hanover County Republican Committee. McGuire won on the first ballot with 62 percent of the vote.
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