October 15, 2025 News & Press Releases

Sears Must Call on All Young Republicans Implicated in Racist Text Scandal to Step Down from Their Positions


by DPVA Press

Youngkin Appointee and former Virginia Party officer called on participants to step down, but Sears has been silent

VIRGINIA – Winsome Earle-Sears must call on participants of a leaked Young Republicans chat that used racist language to step down from their roles joining Virginia Young Republican Thomas Turner. New reporting details Turner has held positions in Virginia Young Republicans, serves on the Youngkin LGBTQ Advisory Board, and how he was targeted in the leaked chat. 
 

###