Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Sean Parnell’s run for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania was endorsed by Donald Trump. He was accused of multiple incidents of domestic violence by his wife in their divorce and custody legal battle. She alleged that he not only abused her but the children as well, describing, under oath, a time he left a handprint mark on one child’s back. According to her, he abused her in front of the children.
Steve Marino was a Republican State Representative for Michigan District 24 until he was term limited out. He was replaced by a Republican. In 2021, he was removed from committee assignments and required to have an escort in the state capitol building after Rep. Mari Manoojian, whom he had dated the year before, filed a complaint about the harassing and threatening texts he sent her.
When he ran for governor, Alexandra Datig, his ex-fiancée, broke the Non-Disclosure Agreement he had her sign to warn voters that he was abusive and threatened her with a gun. He denied the allegation, but she did file a police report and risked financial consequences to go public. Prosecutors did not pursue the allegations because the statute of limitations had run out.
Max Miller was Trump’s aide during his administration. In 2022, who ran in the primary to unseat Anthony Gonzalez, a Republican who voted to impeach Trump. He won the primary and is now in the US House of Representatives. He also has an unsavory history of bullying, abuse, and multiple criminal charges for speeding, underage drinking, disorderly conduct, and driving under the influence.
He had a relationship with Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham that ended when he allegedly shoved her against a wall and slapped her.
Herschel Walker was the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia. He was unqualified, but that didn’t stop Donald Trump, Lauren Boebert, or Louie Gohmert. He has a long history of domestic violence and abuse. There were several allegations of abuse from his ex-wife, his son, and former lovers. Two women claimed he paid for abortions despite his anti-abortion stance.
He is a white supremacist who frequented sites like Stormfront where he became radicalized. He decided to start the Second American Revolution and built some pipe bombs for a planned terrorist attack. For that he was sentenced in 2018 to five years in prison, but he was released in 2020. He applied for compassionate release so he could go home and help his wife who had COVID and take care of the children.
So he went home. A bombmaking white supremacist who wanted to overthrow the government was let out to help his wife. He stabbed her twenty-seven times. He led authorities on a three week manhunt before being captured. While waiting for his trial, he attacked two corrections officers and attempting to escape.
Chris Simcox worked for Doug Ducey. He ran against John McCain in the Arizona Republican primary. He argued McCain was not conservative enough. Simcox founded the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps to patrol the southern border. Initially, they claimed to only work to give Border Patrol evidence and tips for them to follow up. However, they radicalized, promised to go to the border “locked and loaded,” and like many grifting organizations raised money for a border wall they never built.
He raped two girls including his daughter
Ben Martin is an insurrectionist. He also was an anti-mask protester who harried and impeded people going into stores with a mask on. Sprouts Farmers Market in Fresno had to get a restraining order against him.
When federal agents went to arrest him for his participation in the insurrection, they found a safe in his home with several weapons. He is not allowed to have weapons as he was on probation for a 2018 conviction for domestic violence. In addition, he sister has a restraining order against him.
He said they were his father’s but a receipt showed he was the purchaser of at least one of them. Even though he is clearly violating his parole by having weapons, a judge still released him on bail. He also has a conviction for statutory rape.
Ryan Samsel is an insurrectionist. He is accused of assaulting several officers during the insurrection and leaving one of them with a concussion. He has a long history of domestic violence and sexual assault. In fact, at the time he was attacking Capitol Police, there was a warrant for his arrest for alleged breaking into a woman’s home to assault her. He was also on parole for his brutal attack on his pregnant girlfriend and witness intimidation.
David Dewhurst was the Lieutenant Governor of Texas before he lost to Dan Patrick. He also lost the GOP Senate primary to Ted Cruz. He was arrested in April 2021 for domestic violence after pushing a romantic partner in a struggle. She fell and hit her head. She called police and accused him of assaulting her.