Corey Stewart

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Corey Stewart

Prior offices

Prince William Board of County Supervisors

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service

Graduate

William Mitchell College of Law

Personal

Religion

Christian: Catholic

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Corey Stewart was a member of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in Virginia.

Stewart (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Virginia. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

For more information about the Republican primary election: United States Senate election in Virginia (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)

For more information about the general election on November 6, 2018: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2018

Biography

Stewart was born in Minnesota. He received his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. He works as a private practice attorney working in international trade. He was elected to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in 2003 and has served as the board's at large chairman since 2007.

Education

• B.A., Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
• J.D., William Mitchell College of Law

Political career

Prince William Board of County Supervisors (2003 - Present)

Stewart was elected to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors from the Occoquan district in 2003. He has served as the board's at large chairman since 2007.

Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016

See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016

Stewart served as Republican nominee Donald Trump's Virginia chairman and, later, Virginia co-chairman during his 2016 presidential campaign. He was removed from the position on October 10, 2016, after participating in a protest in front of the Republican National Committee (RNC) headquarters aimed at encouraging the RNC to support Trump's candidacy. The Trump campaign had distanced itself from the protest out of concern that the event would increase tensions between the Republican establishment and the campaign.

"I wanted to call them out and, look, there’s not a lot of time left," Stewart told The Washington Post regarding his role in the protest. "The truth needs to be told. Paul Ryan, the Mitt Romneys, the Reince Priebuses, they don’t want Trump to win. They’re sabotaging the campaign."

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2018

General election

Incumbent Tim Kaine defeated Corey Stewart and Matt Waters in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Kaine (D)	57.0	1,910,370
		Corey Stewart (R)	41.0	1,374,313
		Matt Waters (L)	1.8	61,565
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	5,125

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,351,373
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Democratic primary election

Incumbent Tim Kaine was the only candidate to file for the Democratic primary for U.S. Senator for Virginia. Therefore, the Democratic primary scheduled for June 12, 2018, was canceled.

Republican primary election

Corey Stewart defeated Nick Freitas and E.W. Jackson in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 12, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Corey Stewart	44.9	136,610
		Nick Freitas	43.1	131,321
		E.W. Jackson	12.0	36,508

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 304,439
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ron Wallace (R)
• Ivan Raiklin (R)
• Bert Mizusawa (R)

Endorsements

Click here to see a list of endorsements in the Republican primary

Republican candidate endorsements Endorsement Date Freitas Jackson Stewart Individuals Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) April 7, 2018 ✔ Morton Blackwell, Virginia representative to RNC Unknown ✔ Robert McDonnell, former governor of Virginia Unknown ✔ U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) Unknown ✔ U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Unknown ✔ Virginia House Majority Leader C. Todd Gilbert Unknown ✔ Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul Unknown ✔ Virginia Delegate Michael Webert Unknown ✔ Virginia Sen. Bryce Reeves Unknown ✔ Virginia Delegate Jason Miyares Unknown ✔ Virginia Sen. Bill DeSteph Unknown ✔ Virginia Delegate Brenda Pogge Unknown ✔ Virginia Sen. David Suetterlein Unknown ✔ Rafael Cruz, father of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Unknown ✔ Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University Unknown ✔ Organizations National Rifle Association May 10, 2018 ✔

Polls

U.S. Senate election in Virginia, Republican primary
Poll	Poll sponsor	Nick Freitas (R)	E.W. Jackson (R)	Ivan Raiklin (R)	Corey Stewart (R)	Other	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Atlantic Media & Research (May 14-15, 2018)	Stewart campaign	10%	5%	0%	34%	4%	51%	+/-5.2	355
Christopher Newport University (February 5-28, 2018)	Christopher Newport University	6%	7%	1%	16%	4%	66%	+/-2.5	1,562
AVERAGES		8%	6%	0.5%	25%	4%	58.5%	+/-3.85	958.5
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Tim Kaine	Democratic Party	$21,963,598	$19,571,406	$2,519,662	As of December 31, 2018
Nick Freitas	Republican Party	$605,406	$605,406	$0	As of December 31, 2018
E.W. Jackson	Republican Party	$355,372	$371,063	$-21,361	As of December 31, 2018
Corey Stewart	Republican Party	$2,814,961	$2,785,266	$29,695	As of December 31, 2018
Matt Waters	Libertarian Party	$69,674	$67,557	$2,117	As of December 31, 2018
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

2017

See also: Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017

Virginia held an election for governor on November 7, 2017. Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a consecutive term.

The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the primary election was March 30, 2017.

Ralph Northam (D) defeated Ed Gillespie (R) and Cliff Hyra (Libertarian) in the election for Governor of Virginia.

Virginia Gubernatorial Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ralph Northam	53.93%	1,409,175
	Republican	Ed Gillespie	45.00%	1,175,731
	Libertarian	Cliff Hyra	1.07%	27,987
Total Votes				2,612,893
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Ralph Northam defeated Tom Perriello in the Democratic primary for Governor of Virginia.

Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ralph Northam	55.90%	303,541
Tom Perriello	44.10%	239,505
Total Votes		543,046
Source: The New York Times

Ed Gillespie defeated Corey Stewart and Frank Wagner in the Republican primary for Governor of Virginia.

Virginia Republican Gubernatorial Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ed Gillespie	43.71%	160,100
Corey Stewart	42.53%	155,780
Frank Wagner	13.76%	50,394
Total Votes		366,274
Source: The New York Times

Stewart announced in April 2016 that he would run for governor of Virginia in the 2017 election.

Campaign finance

According to the Virginia Public Access Project, these were the top 10 donors to Stewart's gubernatorial campaign as of June 1, 2017. For a full list of donors, click here.
1. Corey Stewart for Prince William County Board Chair - $518,500
2. Christopher Ekstrom - $35,000
3. Charles H. Robbins - $31,500
4. Giuseppe H. Cecchi - $30,000
~ Progeny Systems Corporation - $30,000
6. Potomac Nationals Baseball - $20,000
7. Ahmet B. Aksoylu - $12,500
~ Glacier Development, LLC - $12,500
9. Buchanan Partners, LLC - $11,000
10. American Disposal Services - $10,000
~ Malloy Woodbridge, LLC - $10,000
~ Pyramid Management Group - $10,000
~ Gary D. Rappaport - $10,000
~ Republic Services - $10,000
~ Virginia Citizens Defense League - $10,000

As of the June 1, 2017, campaign finance filing, 9.90 percent of Stewart's campaign funds came from donations of $100 or less, 11.34 percent came from donations between $100 and $2,000, 22.67 percent came from donations between $2,000 and $10,000, and 55.59 percent came from donations of $10,000 or more.

2013

See also: Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013

Stewart ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor in 2013. Incumbent Lt. Gov Bill Bolling (R) did not run for re-election.

The statewide primary convention took place on May 17-18, 2013.

Race background

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling (R) did not seek re-election in 2013. Nine candidates filed to fill the executive seat, including two Democrats and seven Republicans. State Sen. Ralph Northam defeated Aneesh Chopra for the Democratic Party's nomination for lieutenant governor in the June 11 primary election. Northam's general election opponent was Republican E.W. Jackson. Jackson was nominated by delegates of the Virginia Republican Party at the party-funded statewide primary convention on May 17-18. Until Jackson's convention victory, Virginia Republicans had not nominated an African-American for any statewide office since nominating Maurice Dawkins' in 1988.

On the November 5, 2013, general election, Northam defeated Jackson by a margin of over 10 percentage points.

Campaign themes

2018

Stewart’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Bringing Back Jobs Virginia was once one of the best states for business and job growth. Recently, the Commonwealth has lost thousands of jobs to other states -- jobs Virginians desperately need. We can no longer afford this steep decline. Corey will focus business growth in Virginia by working to reduce federal corporate taxes to compete with other states like North Carolina – bringing jobs back to the United States. And he’ll slash through Washington’s regulatory hurdles and red tape to make the United States more welcoming to businesses, just like he did in Prince William County, which is ranked the #1 locality for job growth in Virginia and #3 in the nation. Illegal Immigration Rampant, unchecked illegal immigration threatens America's security, jobs, and tax dollars. In Prince William County, Corey led the nation’s toughest crackdown on illegal immigration - resulting in over 7,500 criminal illegal aliens being turned over for deportation. Corey will fight illegal immigration, amnesty, and ban sanctuary cities as boldly as he did in Prince William County. Every illegal immigrant arrested should be deported – no questions asked. Stewart will work side-by-side with the Trump Administration to make that happen. As U.S. Senator, Corey Stewart will oppose any form of amnesty, and he won’t back down to establishment pressure. Second Amendment Our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms is under attack. That is unacceptable. Corey will defend Americans' Second Amendment rights by fighting to remove any unconstitutional restrictions already in place and pro-actively ensuring this right is safely protected going forward. Protecting Life Corey is 100% pro-life, believing that every life is precious and needs to be protected from the moment of conception. This is not an issue to which Corey will only give lip service. He will work to defund Planned Parenthood and fight for tougher restrictions on abortion. It is the duty of legislators to protect those who cannot protect themselves. He will not only defend the right to life but will fight for it. Lower Taxes Lowering taxes is the key to prosperity. America deserves to have the lowest tax bill of any nation on earth. He’s done it before. Corey produced the largest tax cut in the Prince William County’s history and has kept residents’ tax bills 30% lower than surrounding counties, averaging $161 lower adjusted tax bills than they were 10 years ago. Healthcare Republicans have control of the U.S. Senate and they’ve broken their 8-year promise of repealing Obamacare in whole or in part. Corey will fight to repeal the whole bill and by replacing Tim Kaine, the U.S. Senate will have the one vote it needs for full repeal. Obamacare is causing millions of Americans to lose their jobs, their doctors, their health insurance, and premiums are at a meteoric rise. Obamacare has failed. Corey will work to expand Health Savings Accounts, allow individuals to purchase insurance across state lines, and make healthcare more affordable, and free enterprise centered. Support National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Since the right to self-defense is God-given, Virginians should not have to ask permission to exercise that right. National Concealed Carry reciprocity legislation would make that a reality, and help protect against future attacks on the Second Amendment by liberals, the media, and the federal government. Corey will support the passage and cosponsor S. 446 -- the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017. Veterans With over 800,000 veterans in the Commonwealth, Virginia is home to more veterans than all but a few states. Our veterans have fought to protect our homeland, so taking care of our veterans and their families will be priority number one the for Corey. Given the sacrifices our veterans make, the the Veterans Administration can and should do as much as it can to make sure Virginia offers a place for them to land after they complete their service to our nation. Corey will be a steadfast fighter in every veteran’s corner. Build The Wall Corey will stand by President Trump and fight to fund and build the border wall. Corey will work to find necessary means to fund the border wall. Education Corey strongly believes parents need to be in charge of their education and will work to give them as many choices as possible including vouchers - that create competition that is good for all schools. He will work to remove D.C.’s bureaucracy from the equation, and return all purview over education back to Virginia Public Safety Public Safety is government’s #1 responsibility, but too many politicians refuse to stand up for our law enforcement officials. Corey will have their backs. Our law enforcement officers should have the resources they need and the respect and pay they deserve. Corey will put American families’ safety first, just as he has done in Prince William County. In Prince William, crime has been reduced to its lowest level in 24 years- with violent crime dropping by 48.7 %. Energy Corey will work to gain independence from foreign oil and foster the development of America’s natural resources including nuclear, solar, wind, and fossil fuels.	”
—Corey Stewart's campaign website (2018)

2017

Stewart's campaign website highlighted the following themes:

“	Strong Record Corey is best known for implementing the nation’s toughest crackdown on illegal immigration resulting in Prince William turning over approximately 8000 criminal illegal immigrants to the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, leading to a 48.7% drop in violent crime. Corey is a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment. He led the charge to remove all county fees associated with the concealed carry permit -- the first locality in Virginia to do so. Under Corey’s leadership, Prince William County has kept taxes and spending low, leading to $205 million in savings for Prince William residents. During his tenure, PWC was upgraded to a AAA bond rating status -- one of only 36 such jurisdictions in the nation. He led PWC to be ranked the #1 locality in job growth in Virginia and the #3 locality for job growth in the nation. Corey successfully navigated the passage of the largest tax cut in the history of the county leading to a 30% lower tax bill than any other county in Northern Virginia. And, small business is a priority for Corey - cutting in half the time to permit a business. Strong Leader Corey was tapped by Donald Trump to lead his campaign in Virginia and was the first and only Republican gubernatorial candidate to support Trump before Convention. Proven Winner Corey Stewart has won 4 times in a diverse county in Northern Virginia without backing down from his conservative principles. He is the only countywide elected Republican in Northern Virginia. Won't Back Down When faced with enormous pressure from the mainstream media and Republican establishment, Corey stuck to his guns and led the toughest crackdown on illegal immigration in the nation. As Governor, Corey Stewart will never back down to pressure from lobbyists, special interest, the media, or even people within his own party. Corey was born in Minnesota, to a working class family. Corey’s father worked his whole life as a longshoreman and instilled in him a hard work ethic at an early age. When Corey received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, he was the first member of his family to graduate from college. Corey then earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul Minnesota where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Corey now works as an International Trade Attorney with his own practice. Corey and his wife of 20 years, Maria, reside in Woodbridge, VA, with their two sons Isaac and Luke. Corey is 100% pro-life and he and his family are parishioners at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Woodbridge.	”
—Corey Stewart

Personal

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Stewart and his wife, Maria, live in Woodbridge, Virginia. They have two sons and attend St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church.

Recent news

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See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Virginia, 2018
• Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013
• Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

External links

Suggest a link

• Stewart's campaign on Facebook
• Stewart on Twitter

Footnotes

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Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tim Kaine (D)

Mark Warner (D)

Representatives

District 1

Rob Wittman (R)

District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R)

District 3

Bobby Scott (D)

District 4

Jennifer McClellan (D)

District 5

Bob Good (R)

District 6

Benjamin Lee Cline (R)

District 7

Abigail Spanberger (D)

District 8

Donald Sternoff Beyer (D)

District 9

H. Morgan Griffith (R)

District 10

Jennifer Wexton (D)

District 11

Gerald Edward Connolly (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (5)