John Whitbeck

John Carroll Leon 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
Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia
In office
January 2015 – July 2018
Preceded byPat Mullins
Succeeded byJack Wilson
Chairman of Virginia's 10th District Republican Committee
In office
2013–2015
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Alma mater
Websitewww.wblaws.com

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 J.D. 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 to Phyllis Randall.[11]

Electoral history
2011 Virginia House of Delegates, 10th District Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Minchew 1,193 40.50
Republican John Whitbeck 1,106 37.54
Republican Cara Michelle Townsend 647 21.96
Total votes 2,946 100.00
2014 Virginia Senate, 33rd District Special Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Wexton 11,431 52.71
Republican John Whitbeck 8,133 37.51
Independent Joe T. May 2,117 09.76
Write-in 4 00.02
Total votes 21,685 100.00
2019 Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Chair At-Large General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phyllis Randall (Incumbent) 63,230 56.68
Republican John Whitbeck 43,673 39.14
Independent Robert Joseph Ohneiser 4,494 04.03
Write-in 172 00.15
Total votes 111,569 100.00

References
  1. Leahy, Norman (February 6, 2017). "Can Whitbeck's commandment save the Virginia GOP?". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. Portnoy, Jenna (January 24, 2015). "Virginia GOP elects John Whitbeck as new chairman". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. Watson, Kathryn (June 30, 2018). "Virginia GOP chairman John Whitbeck announces resignation". CBS News. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. Wallace, Amy (November 20, 1995). "March Toward Multiethnic Goal Remakes Occidental". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. "John Whitbeck's file". PolitiFact. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. Schwartzman, Paul (March 2, 2015). "Virginia's new GOP chairman hopes to unite a divided state party". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  7. "John Whitbeck launches law firm WhitbeckBennett". LoudounNow. April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. Smith, Max (January 21, 2014). "Wexton wins special election for Herring's Senate seat". WTOP. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  10. Baratko, Trevor (January 1, 2019). "Whitbeck announces bid for Loudoun County chairman". Loudoun Times Mirror. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  11. Olivo, Antonio (November 5, 2019). "Loudoun elections: Democrat Randall wins second term as county appears to move left". Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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