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Scott Taylor Staffer Who Allegedly Forged Signatures Still Working for Campaign

The following article by Griffin Connolly was posted on the Roll Call website August 29, 2018:

“So proud to work for Scott Taylor,” staffer posts on personal Facebook page Wednesday

Rep. Scott Taylor, R-Va., is under fire from Democrats over his staffers allegedly forging signatures to get an independent candidate on the ballot and split the Democratic vote. Credit: Bill Clark, CQ Roll Call file photo)

At least one of five campaign staffers for Rep. Scott Taylor who allegedly forged signatures on ballot petitions for an opponent appears to still be working for the Virginia Republican’s campaign.

That’s despite promises from the freshman lawmaker that he would purge his campaign of anyone who was involved in any illegal activity.

Democrats in the state have accused Taylor’s campaign staff of forging the signatures of dozens — possibly hundreds — of people in Virginia’s 2nd District to help Shaun Brown get her name the ballot as an independent in order to siphon off votes from Democratic nominee Elaine Luria in the hotly contested race.

View the complete article here.