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Warren County has the legal authority to ban data centers, and I believe we should use it. Virginia’s zoning statute lets localities prohibit specific land uses and regulate the size and characteristics of structures — the Dillon Rule is not the obstacle some claim it to be. Data centers can use millions of gallons of water a day, and Warren County has faced drought conditions in three of the last seven years, with the Shenandoah River — the Town’s only water source — at record lows as of this year. They also strain the electric grid at a time when rates are already rising, and they threaten the rural character and tourism economy that make this county worth visiting. Warrenton banned data centers in 2025 and, a year later, faces no successful legal challenge. I’ve made this case publicly and repeatedly — in a letter to the editor in the Royal Examiner on the legal authority to ban them, before Front Royal Town Council on June 22, and before the Warren County Planning Commission on July 8, where I spoke in favor of a ban — see the full public record. I’ll bring that same standard to WCRC leadership: identifying and supporting candidates who will use every tool the law gives us to protect this county.

Warren County has the tragic distinction as being the backdrop of one of the largest corruption scandals in Virginia history. The elements are in place to repeat it again: establishment electioneering and bullying, off-the-record conversations, capture by special interests, and an alarming indifference to and detachment from the realities of everyday citizens by some of our elected leaders. (Not all). The Republican Party in Warren County needs to be a bulwark against both the appearance of corruption and actual corruption. The Committee makes recommendations to the County’s citizens about who is best to serve us in local government. We need honest, conservative people identifying, vetting, and supporting honest, conservative candidates.

I plan on re-engaging former WCRC members, expanding outreach efforts, and growing active participation within the Committee. My ideas on this stem from experience driving voter turnout and participation campaigns in other settings.

I propose a review of voter rolls to ensure accuracy and engaging in a discussion on the verification of provisional, absentee, and mail-in ballots. I am interested in exploring hand-counting of ballots and limiting reliance on voting machines. We need to be sure that Warren County is not a potential home for the corruption of the vote. This matters for local, state, and national races.

I support using WCRC meetings to encourage discussion of local policy issues and to promote accountability to conservative principles, including and especially limited government, low taxes, and protection of civil liberties. Nothing demoralizes Republican voters like Republicans who govern like Democrats. How do our Republican elected officials’ actions square with our Republican values? If they can’t answer that, they’re not up for the job.