{"id":136083,"date":"2023-01-16T10:08:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T15:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=136083"},"modified":"2023-01-16T10:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T15:09:24","slug":"state-politician-accused-of-stolen-valor-is-assigned-to-veterans-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=136083","title":{"rendered":"State politician accused of stolen valor is assigned to veterans committee."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meme based on Clyde Shaver’s campaign commercial showing his Navy uniform. (Twitter)<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Remember Clyde Shavers? We talked about him here<\/a> and here<\/a>. He subsequently won his election and joined the ranks of the Democrats in Washington’s state legislature. He has been assigned to the veteran’s committee for the chamber he was elected to. Shavers claimed to be a submarine officer when his records indicated that he served in public affairs instead.<\/p>\n

From the Post Millennial:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Democrats in the Washington Legislature have appointed one of their members who lied about his military history\u2014other details of his background in order to win an election\u2014 to the chamber’s veterans’ committee.<\/p>\n

It was revealed during his campaign to become a member of the Washington State House, that Clyde Shavers claimed to have served aboard a submarine but had in fact served in the Navy\u2019s public affairs office.<\/p>\n

Shavers also claimedhe [sic] was an attorney, but has not passed the Washington state bar exam.<\/p>\n

According to the Lynnwood Times, Shavers’ father Brett who made the falsehoods public also alleged that Clyde “exaggerated his mother’s immigration status, has not experienced homelessness, did not grow up in a farming family and does not reside in the 10th Legislative District” all of which his son had claimed.<\/p>\n

After the falsehoods became public, the Everett Herald Editorial Board yanked their endorsement of the Democratic candidate, but Democratic PACs continued to pour money into the campaign.<\/p>\n

After the allegations went public, Shavers deleted his social media accounts.<\/p>\n

According to Washington state law, if Shavers resigned, Democrats could pick a successor to finish his term. However, no Democrats have called for the freshman representative to resign, and instead he has been assigned to multiple House committees including Vice Chair of the Education committee and is a member of the Capital Budget committee as well as the Innovation, Community & Economic Development, and Veterans committee.<\/p>\n

Comparisons have been drawn locally to New York Republican Congressman George Santos who lied about almost every aspect of his background. Republicans and Democrats alike have called for the congressman to set down, yet Washington Democrats continue to remain silent on Shavers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Post Millennial has more on this story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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