John Whitbeck
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]
John Whitbeck | |
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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 |
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 the managing partner of the law firm WhitbeckBennett,[7] a family law practice based 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.
- Portnoy, Jenna (January 24, 2015). "Virginia GOP elects John Whitbeck as new chairman". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- 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.
- "John Whitbeck's file". PolitiFact. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- Schwartzman, Paul (March 2, 2015). "Virginia's new GOP chairman hopes to unite a divided state party". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- "John Whitbeck launches law firm WhitbeckBennett". LoudounNow. April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- 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 (January 1, 2019). "Whitbeck announces bid for Loudoun County chairman". Loudoun Times Mirror. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- Olivo, Antonio (November 5, 2019). "Loudoun elections: Democrat Randall wins second term as county appears to move left". Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2019.