Supervisor candidate Regan Washer pulls social media citing harassment due to news report

[mahatmakanejeeves]

There was a thread at DU a few days ago about a couple who own a restaurant in The Plains, Virginia. A new "neighbor" moved in and took a dislliking to them.

Sat Jul 15, 2023: A gay couple ran a rural restaurant in peace. Then new neighbors arrived.

The story is not going away. The local paper picked it up.

News report detailing gay-owned restaurant’s battle with conservative neighbors prompts ‘overwhelming’ show of support

By Jill Palermo Fauquier Times Staff Writer Jul 16, 2023 Updated 20 hrs ago

William Waybourn said Sunday he wasn’t sure how the community would react to an in-depth Washington Post story that detailed the political tensions underlying a yearslong zoning dispute his Front Porch restaurant has had with a neighboring financial firm.

Waybourn, 76, said he and his husband, Craig Spaulding, who own the Front Porch, hired armed security for The Plains eatery Saturday night in case anti-gay protesters showed up outside. As it turned out, no security was needed.

Instead, the Front Porch was flooded with reservations and patrons – some of whom drove from as far as Maryland – to show their support.

“It’s been insane,” Waybourn said, noting that the restaurant received only one negative phone call in the wake of the Washington Post piece about their ongoing struggles with ICS Financial, a firm owned by a Michael and Melissa Washer, a conservative couple who live above their office, nextdoor to the restaurant on Main Street.

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Now there's more.

Supervisor candidate Regan Washer pulls social media citing harassment due to news report

Hunter Savery Fauquier Times Staff Writer Jul 18, 2023 Updated 12 hrs ago



Arthur "Regan" Washer greets voters at the Marshall Middle School polling place on primary election day.
Doug Stroud

Regan Washer, the Republican nominee for Fauquier County Board of Supervisors' Marshall District seat, has gone dark on social media following the release of a lengthy Washington Post expose detailing a feud between Washer’s parents and a gay-owned restaurant in The Plains.

In a statement to the Fauquier Times, Regan Washer, claimed he was subjected to online harassment and threats following reporter Tim Carman’s piece, which the Post published online Saturday morning. ... "In the course of the many hateful, vile, and disturbing threats I have received over the past few days, I was told in no uncertain terms that these incidents would be used to hurt me in retaliation against my mom and dad,” Washer said in his statement to the Fauquier Times.

Washer’s campaign did not provide any specific examples of threats and declined to comment on whether they have been in touch with law enforcement regarding the alleged online harassment. ... In another statement to the Times, a spokesperson for the Washer campaign accused the Post’s article of being inaccurate and politically motivated.

“Regan loves his mom and dad and does not recognize the people who were described in that story,” the statement went on. “Fortunately, this community knows the Washer's true character and does not look to The Washington Post or anyone else to tell them what to believe.” ... Carman’s 5,000-word story details the political and cultural divide underlying a yearslong zoning dispute between the Front Porch Bar & Grill, owned by longtime gay rights activist William Waybourn, and ICS Financial, a financial firm owned by Mike and Melissa Washer. The Washers are conservative Republicans and supporters of former President Donald Trump.

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Reach Hunter Savery at [e-mail]

Regan Washer - Conservative Republican

https://www.linkedin.com/in/regan-washer-bb385a51

Regan Washer
Owner and Advisor at ICS Financial, Inc.
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
540 followers 500+ connections

ICS Financial
University of Mary Washington

Experience
Owner and Advisor
ICS Financial
Apr 2016 - Present7 years 4 months

Internal Wholesaler
Curian Capital
Jan 2015 - Mar 2016 1 year 3 months
Nashville, Tennessee

Education
University of Mary Washington
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)Business Administration and Management, General
2010 - 2015

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Too f'ing bad for 'Regan'. Sir, you are a hottie but you have shit for brains. And shitty parents.

I hope he loses his election to serve 'Fuckyer' County.

[SalamanderSleeps]

2. The Washer family could have avoided this whole mess if they just minded their own damn business.

They are not Christians.

They are spiritual hooligans.

Like Jim said, in Blazing Saddles, "You know morons."

[Scott Rose]

3. Regan Washer's dubious past

Regan Washer's original first name is Arthur.

He was apprehended for leaving a "trail of destruction" through vandalism in Fredericksburg, VA.

To learn more, Google -- Arthur Washer Vandalism

You'll find a report on fredericksburg.com headlined: UMW student charged for 'trail of destruction'