Posted on 08/23/2026 3:06:46 PM PDT by Libloather
WASHINGTON — A lefty teacher’s campaign to knock off longtime Rep. Richard Neal in western Massachusetts is gaining national attention as left-wing insurgents take scalps across the country in primary contests — but police records obtained by The Post reveal he has a colorful rap sheet.
Jeromie Whalen, a 39-year-old high school journalism teacher, was arrested in multiple confrontations with authorities — accused of a drunk assault in a hospital emergency room and then nearly driving his pickup truck into a house at 4 a.m. while also under the influence.
“I’m not going to say that I haven’t made mistakes in my life, but I’ve learned from mistakes that I had in my younger years,” the candidate told The Post ahead of the Sept. 1 primary election — saying the earlier incidents left him realizing it was “time to shape up. It’s time to grow up.”
While Whalen admitted “several … run-ins with the law” — blaming it on “newfound independence and alcohol” when he got to college — he raged at the embarrassing leak, while accusing Neal of being “s–t-scared” about losing the Democratic primary after 18 terms in office.
“What you’ve been given is probably illegal,” Whalen told The Post. “It’s been so long, [the records] have been sealed, and so you were given illegal documents. And that’s going to be something that’s really important moving forward.”
Whalen’s admitted run-ins, however, “raise significant questions about Whalen’s conduct, judgment and temperament,” said a source who provided the records.
In 2006, a college-aged Whalen was arrested for misdemeanor battery in Osceola County, Fla., for allegedly drunkenly assaulting a security guard after resisting nurses’ attempts to insert an IV.
A mug shot shows him grinning at the police station.
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GWB doesn't have many fans on FR, but the alternative was having Al Gore as President, which nearly happened because of that story.
He got fired by the school district, right?
Another Swalwell in the making.
“..nearly driving his truck into a house at 4am, while under the influence..”
That’s a lot of baggage, even for a Dem!
Scrapin’ bottom.
I supported Bush in a number of important ways, but his kowtowing and chumming up to Leftists really ate at me, and when his full views on illegal immigration became known to me, that was it. I had no use for him after that.
Dammit! How are Republicans supposed to stand a chance against these stalwart candidates demonicRATS keep putting up? Is there no end to the depth of their bench? It’s a bottomless pit. 🙄
-PJ
Al Gore would have us worshiping Gaia with our economy destroyed just like Germany.
Just for that reason, it was worth it to vote for Bush 43 even though he sucked as POTUS in retrospect.
In today’s DemocRAT Party, I believe that there is only one transgression that would disqualify them from seeking office.
Shooting a gun at President Trump....
and missing the target.
Western MA is the cesspool of the painfully stupid and liberal, that’s Richie Neal’s District. Amherst College, UMass, Smith....It’s a horror show of the Insane.
College journalism is low IQ propaganda for dummies
I can't imagine how ridiculous a high school course in it might be
It seems every white male Democrat under 40 seeking high office has a sordid background. Republicans would do well to do professional,comprehensive background checks on their opponents. The voters should know their real history.
How is this angry drunk a TEACHER?
I had an excellent high school journalism class and a top notch journalism teacher. But of course that was in the 60s. Our class also ran the school newspaper under her strict eye. And I don’t recall her ever pushing anything in the way of a liberal agenda on us. And I know that she was a good JFK Democrat. But journalism is what she taught, Not politics..
Resume enhancements.
But journalism is what she taught, Not politics..
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Ancient history! Those days are gone and will never again be even remotely duplicated. Sad but true.
“...like a rash all over the computer”
— The Blues Brothers (1980)
Just heard again on Chris Plante Radio Show that Al Gore, Sr. was one of the 12 Democrats who filibustered to stop the vote on the Civil Rights Voting Act.
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