McKay accuses Chapman of ‘smear tactics’
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| McKay’s house. [Antonio Olivo/The Washington Post] |
Lee Supervisor and candidate for chair of the Board of
Supervisors Jeff McKay is blaming his opponent, Tim Chapman, in the Democratic Primary for spreading
accusations that McKay used his position as supervisor to get a favorable deal
when he bought his house.
Fundraiser Saturday in Mason District Park, McKay told us Chapman is “stooping
to smear tactics.”
Rep. Gerry Connolly, one of many lawmakers endorsing McKay, at the same event called the accusations “a totally fabricated issue,” and said there’s no reason to doubt that Chapman is the source. He calls it an example of “pure, dirty wretched politics.”
contributed to Republicans. According to the Virginia Public Access Project,
Chapman donated $15,000 to far-right gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli in
2013.
the memo accusing McKay of wrongdoing, is associated with conservative attorney
Ken Starr.
to the memo, but believes Chapman is so desperate to win in the June 11
primary, he will try anything to dislodge the frontrunner.
the house and got no special deal. The McKays bought the five-bedroom house on
Roxann Road in the Kingstowne area in 2017 for $850,000.
Washington Post their campaigns were not involved in the memo.
more of an arms-length approach to developers. Plerhoples’s campaign is not
accepting money from developers.
UPDATE, 5/21/19: Chapman told WTOP he was behind the memo from the Nelson Mullins law firm. “That was part of our public records research. There’s no secret about it. I mean, these are very troubling allegations,” Chapman said. “Focus on what is important, which is, is it true?”
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Chapman sounds like a total scumbag! Anyone who donated $15k to Ken Cuccinielli isn't fit to be the Democratic nominee. Period.
I hate to say it but I agree. It's not like we are just learning that Cuccinelli is a rabidly anti-gay, anti-choice, anti-immigrant conservative. We always knew this.