WA State Dem Lawmaker Who Lied About Military Background Appointed to Veterans Committee

The Washington Legislature Democrats have elected one member of their delegation who represents them. lied about his military history—other details of his background in order to win an election— to the chamber’s veterans’ committee.

It was discovered during his campaign for membership in the Washington State House that Clyde Shavers claimed to have served aboard a submarine but had in fact served in the Navy’s public affairs office.

Shavers also claimed that he is an attorney. However, he has not passed the Washington state bar examination.

According to the Lynnwood TimesBrett Shavers, Shavers’ father, also made the falsehoods known. Clyde was also accused. “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 these were claimed by his son.

The Everett Herald Editorial Board pulled their endorsement of the Democratic candidate after the lies were made public. However, Democratic PACs continued to fund the campaign.

Shavers deleted all social media accounts following the public disclosure of the allegations.

Washington state law says that Democrats could sue Shavers for resigning if they are Democrats. pick a successor to finish his term. No Democrats called for the freshman Representative to resign. He has been assigned to several House committees and includes Vice Chair of Education. He is also a member Capital Budget. Innovation, Community & Economic Development, and Veterans committee.

Locally, comparisons were drawn to New York Republican Congressman George Santos Who lied about nearly all aspects of his history. Both Republicans and Democrats have called on the congressman’s resignation, but Washington Democrats remain silent about Shavers.

The Post Millennial spoke with Kevin Carns about his role as director of the Reagan Fund and the House GOP Leadership PAC. “Clyde Shavers has an impressive resume. He legitimately graduated from Yale law school and the Naval Academy. He did not serve on a submarine like he claimed multiple times. He moved to the tenth LD just to run for office.”

“He claimed multiple times in public forums and documents that he was an attorney,” Carns were continued. “He actually failed the bar. That is a crime. So is stolen valor for personal gain. When the House Democrats learned about this, they doubled down their support for him. That is shameful. Assigning a proven liar to the veterans’ committee is also shameful and political pandering. Clyde Shavers is unfit for public office, let alone to serve on the House Veterans Affairs committee.”

Caleb Heimlich, Washington’s Republican Party Chair, told The Post Millennial. “It is beyond ridiculous that the Democrats put serial liar Clyde Shavers on the Veterans Committee and made him vice chair of the education committee. Democrat leadership in is motivated by power and clinging to control of the government, more than doing what is right.”

He added, “These committee assignments are intended to burnish his very tarnished reputation and help him in his re-election bid in 2024. It won’t work. The voters recognize Shavers as a liar, and we will be sure to remind them for the next two years.”

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