Youngkin names local GOP official, former aide to Chase, as new state elections commissioner

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed a Republican former member of the Chesterfield Electoral Board who is also a former legislative assistant to state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, as the new commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections.

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Youngkin names local GOP official, former aide to Chase, as new state elections commissioner
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed a Republican former member of the Chesterfield Electoral Board who is also a former legislative assistant to state

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Youngkin names local GOP official, former aide to Chase, as new state elections commissioner

Patrick Wilson 2 hrs ago

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed a Republican former member of the Chesterfield Electoral Board who is also a former legislative assistant to state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, as the new commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections. ... The governor’s office announced the appointment of Susan Beals in an email Friday evening. She replaces Chris Piper, who had hoped to remain in the job under the new administration.

Then-Gov. Ralph Northam appointed Piper as commissioner in January 2018, and he was known for operating in a nonpartisan fashion and defending Virginia’s elections process against myths and falsehoods. ... Piper’s last day was March 11 after Youngkin opted not to reappoint him.

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According to the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project, Beals worked on GOP nominee Ed Gillespie’s 2017 campaign for governor, and consulted for his political action committee, Let’s Grow, Virginia! ... Beals previously worked as a legislative assistant to Chase and donated $600 to her campaigns, plus in-kind services to Chase between 2015 and 2018, and donated $1,000 to Youngkin’s campaign in August.

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