Posted on 04/16/2014 8:43:06 AM PDT by cotton1706
David Brat, the long-shot challenger to Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA) in Virginia's 7th Congressional District, is demanding an investigation into the new executive director of the Virginia Republican party, Shaun Kenney, after it was revealed Kenney's consulting firm is now on Cantor's payroll.
"If Eric Cantor's campaign or any of his affiliates has hired Shaun Kenney’s consulting firm, any pretense of fairness in the upcoming Seventh District Congressional Race is diminished," Brat wrote in a letter to Pat Mullins, chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia (RPVA).
On Monday, a posting by a contributor at the blog Kenney founded, Bearing Drift, revealed that a consulting firm Kenney co-founded with his brother Jason, K6 Consulting, recently landed Cantor as a client, igniting a firestorm of controversy within Virginia's Tea Party community.
On Tuesday, Kenney told Breitbart News "My brother Jason advises for the Cantor campaign, absolutely. Been very open about that."
Kenney added "I have a very strong reputation in Virginia for being able to bridge the gap between Tea Party and establishment Republicans. I am extremely proud of the work we have done for Majority Leader Eric Cantor and former Governor George Allen, as well as our Tea Party stalwarts such as Pete Snyder, Curtis Colgate, and E.W. Jackson -- among others."
Brat's letter asks for an investigation and review of ties between K6 and Cantor, but does not call for Kenney's resignation.
"How long has this relationship existed, and is there a relationship with Young Guns PAC or any other Cantor affiliated political committees?" Brat asked.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
What’s going on in Virginia politics?
The Virginia Democrat Party also just hired a new director. The new Democrat director in Virginia happens to be the individual recently fired as director of the NC Democrat Party.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/14/3784161/va-dems-get-new-director.html
In North Carolina we send all our criminals to Virginia (just kidding).
Something odd is happening in VA since around Bush’s first/second term.
Both of the major political parties are run by anti-freedom statists?
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