Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Stephen Stokes is a former County Commissioner of Benton County, Tennessee. He was also a teacher. He continued to serve as commissioner until his sentencing despite calls for his removal for absenteeism even before he was arrested for sexual battery of a minor in June 2025.
Joe Evans Carr is the Sullivan County (Tennessee) Commissioner. He was arrested in Asheville, North Carolina after an incident where he allegedly groped a woman who told her boyfriend. A fight ensued and police were called.
He was arrested, charged with sexual battery and drunk and disorderly behavior. He has been released in $2000 bond.
Michael D. Pruitt is the Johnson County, Indiana, coroner. A 17-year-old girl who cared for Pruitt’s pigs and showed them at fairs through 4-H has gotten a protective order against him for stalking, sending unwanted texts, and providing her with alcohol and gummies. The girl’s mother sought the order when Pruitt would not stop sending texts.
Mike Yenni was the President of Jefferson Parish in Louisiana. In 2016, he was exposed for sending texts to a teen he saw at a high school event.
David Whitmire is a Commissioner representing Precinct 3 in Liberty County, Texas. His previous claim to fame was mocking dog advocates by barking and woofing with county judge Jay Knight, prompting calls for their recall. Now, he has been indicted, charged with sexual assault, solicitation of prostitution, and official oppression.
Richard “Rick” Renno was the Treasurer of Benton County, Missouri. In June, 2025, he was charged with enticement or attempted enticement of a child and sexual misconduct involving a child under 15. The investigation began in August, 2024, when accusations were made that an adult man used Grindr to engage in conversations of a fourteen-year-old child.
Harrison “Ted” Clark was elected Chair of the The Clay County Soil and Water Conservation District. He is also the son and campaign manager for Beth Clark, a member of the Clay County School Board in Florida. In January, he was arrested in Nassau County for traveling there to meet someone he believed was a fourteen-year-old boy to have sex (rape.) “Hope I’m not too old for ya,” he wrote in one of the several texts he exchanged with the putative 14-year-old.
Bobby Cheshire, former Republican County Commissioner in Angelina County, Texas, has been sentenced to eighty years in prison after being found guilty of five counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. He was already in prison, serving a four-year sentence for familial violence.
Rebecca Hood was a sixteen-year member of the Gordon County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners. She was also the Chair of the Commission from 2015 to 2022, when she retired. She and her husband have been arrested and charged with cruelty to children.
John D, Jessup is a Hancock County Commissioner. He is also running fore re-election and on the Republican primary ballot for the County Commission. He is unable to attend meetings or candidate forums because he is under house arrest.