LeMunyon Beholden to Richmond TEA Party Extremists
Chantilly, VA- September 28, 2011- Under pressure for his extremist ties, Delegate Jim LeMunyon announced he is returning just $50,000 of the $168,452 total he has taken from an extreme TEA Party group called the Middle Resolution PAC, according to the Virginia Public Access Project website (VPAP).
His opponent, Eric Clingan, has called on him to give all the money back – not just a fraction.
“By taking money from Richmond-based Tea Party extremist groups and then pushing their backward legislative agenda, Jim LeMunyon continues to put right-wing causes ahead of working Northern Virginia families,” said Clingan. “He was right to return the $50,000 he received from the Tea Party group, but what about the other $118,452 the group gave him because they knew he would fight for their reckless agenda?
“If Jim LeMunyon really shares the mainstream values that make our community great, he will return every dollar of this radical group’s money and denounce their extremist agenda.”
During the last legislative session, Delegate LeMunyon sponsored an extreme bill to amend the U.S. Constitution with what he called the “Repeal Amendment” at the behest of the far right-wing group. The “Repeal Amendment” would allow states to void any federal law including potentially the Civil Rights Amendments, the Voting Rights Act, protections for clean air and water, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Del. LeMunyon even appeared on FoxNews Channel with Neil Cavuto, calling for a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of amending the Constitution with his proposal.
According to VPAP.org, nearly all of Middle Resolution’s over 300 contributors live in Richmond or the surrounding areas. Only one contributor lives in Fairfax and it is unclear whether he lives in the 67th District.
In early August this year Democratic challenger Eric Clingan publicly noted that LeMunyon had just accepted another $50,000 from the same Tea Party-Affiliated group. At that time, Clingan called on LeMunyon to return the donation. LeMunyon responded through his staff, and claimed that the Middle Resolution was not a Tea Party PAC.
Eric Clingan is an Air Force Veteran and small business owner from Chantilly who is challenging Jim LeMunyon in the 67thDistrict of the Virginia House of Delegates.
http://oakton.patch.com/articles/lemunyon-repays-50k-loan-from-middle-resolution
