Claims against Frederick detailed Va. GOP chairman denies charges as he fights effort to oust him from office
Allegations over state Republican Chairman Jeffrey M. Frederick's stewardship of party finances dominate 10 claims at the heart of an effort to oust him.
The first claim in the complaint obtained by The Associated Press alleges that Frederick's own company processed online donations to the Republican Party of Virginia and, for several weeks, retained 7 percent of the money while he assured members of the party executive committee that his firm was not a party vendor.
The second charge is related, alleging he did not fully comply with an executive committee directive last fall to disclose all of the state party's pending and existing contracts with vendors.
In a statement by the party yesterday, Frederick, a state delegate from Prince William County, called those and other charges false and without merit. He declined to comment on the individual allegations.
"It is disappointing that some have chosen to eschew discretion and make an internal party matter an issue for public consumption," wrote Frederick, 33, who was elected chairman in May and has been under fire from party leaders for the past three months.
Frederick faces an April 4 vote by the party's central committee to remove him.
Among those who have called in writing for his dismissal in the past week are 58 of the 77 members of the central committee who vote on the matter, all six members of the state Senate's GOP leadership, and former Attorney General Bob McDonnell, who is unchallenged as the Republican nominee for governor this fall.
Other charges claim that Frederick:
He said he will respond in writing soon to the 10 charges.
To remove Frederick, three-fourths of the central committee members attending the April 4 meeting will have to vote for it. If all 77 members are present, a minimum of 58 must vote for his removal.
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