Tag: Primary Candidate

1496: James Fishback

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James Fishback

James Fishback is a hedge fund manager who is running in the Republican primary for Florida governor, hoping to succeed Ron DeSantis. He seems to court controversy. Recently he called Rep. Byron Donalds a slave. Donalds is a Black man and one of his primary opponents. Donalds complained but Fishback said he had no right to do so because, I guess, Fishback didn’t know there was slavery in Belize, Panama, and Jamaica. He also initiated a secret relationship with a minor who he became engaged to when she became an adult. They later broke up and she has asked for injunction against him for stalking.

The court did not issue the injunction, because she was an adult when the alleged stalking occurred and there were defensible reasons for contact. However, the issue of his relationship with a minor was not litigated.

Case No. 2025 DR 188, Keniah Fort V. James Fishback, Leon County County Clerk of Court, Filed 4/7/25
There is much more at Florida’s Voice: Governor candidate James Fishback faces allegations over relationship, began when partner was a minor but the Leon County Clerk has blocked my access.

1435: Brandon Westmoreland

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Brandon Westmoreland


Brandon Thomas Westmoreland ran for the office of Mayor of Davenport, Iowa, in 2023. He lost in the primary.

In August, 2024, he was charged with burglary and assault after he broke into someone’s home and beat them up, striking them in the head six times. The arrest affidavit noted the victim had extensive injuries to the head and face. He pleaded guilty to the burglary in May, 2025, and the assault charge was dismissed. He got a ten-year suspended sentence and two years probation. No jail time.

In early July, 2025, he was arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a woman who was severely intoxicated and could not give consent. According to the police report, the woman was unconscious at the time of the assault and is uncertain if she was extremely intoxicated or drugged. She woke up feeling like she had been sexually assaulted. She went to the hospital. She had visible injuries. They ran a rape kit and DNA identified Westmoreland. Two witnesses also place Westmoreland at her home at the time of the assault.

Quad-City Times
Thu, Jul 17, 2025 ·Page A5

1432: Grant Hill

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Grant Hill

Grant Hill is a Republican primary candidate for Iowa State House District 88. He also filed to run in the primary for US House District 1, but has told journalists that was a mistake, though he said he planned to run for Congress in 2032. He was described in the Daily Mail as a “rising GOP star” despite being listed as a sex offender and his very recent release from prison after serving two years and nine months.

His first offense was in 2018, theft from a Dollar General Store. His second, in 2021, was for exposing himself and masturbating in front of a thirteen-year-old at a local gym. He entered an Alford Plea, claiming he was innocent but they had plenty of evidence to convict him. His third offense, also in 2021, was initially charged as third-degree sexual abuse, but he got it reduced to intent to commit sexual abuse in a plea deal. In addition, there was another incident of indecent exposure that was dropped, masturbating at an intersection, recording himself and another motorist who could see what he was doing.

He has started a nonprofit called 1 Love Legacy that will focus on rehabilitation and self-improvement. His campaign is centered on personal accountability, second chances, and community empowerment — themes that take his criminal history into account. His campaign site is The People’s Hill.

The Gazette
Thu, May 15, 2025 ·Page W1

1422: Brad Namdar

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Brad Namdar was a GOP primary candidate contending for US House District 32, He made trafficking his key campaign issue after already making a reputation as an anti-trafficking crusader. However, a sex worker reported he twice solicited her for sex and the second time, he didn’t pay her. He was also reported for touching a high school student on the bottom when he was working as a teacher and soccer coach. The girl did not report this until she graduated high school.

An anti-trafficking advocate soliciting a sex worker is hypocrisy, but would not put Namdar on this list. Except, he didn’t pay. Additionally, he is accused of inappropriately touching and harassing a minor student.

A teacher was at a football game when some students called him over. One young woman, a recent graduate, said that Namdar had contacted her on Facebook. She was uncomfortable and uncertain what to do. She reported two inappropriate instances, one asking her to meet him in the locker room on a Sunday evening. Another time he is alleged to have touched her inappropriately. She was a minor at the time.

Namsar sued, claiming defamation. He lost his case and he lost his appeal.

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1404: David Finkel

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David Finkel

David Finkel was the Vice-President of the Shelbyville, Indiana, School Board and a former Republican primary candidate for mayor in 2023. He stepped down from the school board after he was arrested in June 2025 and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material and sexual exploitation of a minor.

According to the U.S. Marshals, Finkel posed as a 27-year-old woman and chatted with teens online, exchanging explicit photos. The mother of one of the teens he communicated with found explicit photos and text on her child’s phone and went to law enforcement with her suspicions in 2024.

They identified two children who were texting with Finkel and traced the activity to his home. When they carried out their search they found child sexual abuse material on his phone. During his interview, Finkel reportedly said, “What people do in fantasy is different than what people do in real life.” The criminal complaint is down below the news articles. His case number for the Indiana Southern District Court is 1:2025mj00588.

The Shelbyville News
Shelbyville, Indiana · Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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1285: Justin Hicks

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Justin Hicks

Justin Hicks is a Missouri State Representative who is now running for Congress in the primary which will be held August 6th. He was recently featured on FOX News to speak against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Max Calfo, a Republican candidate running to replace Hicks in the state House published disparaging information about Hicks on his campaign website. Hicks sued to block the information, suing for “public disclosure of private acts” but a Judge ruled the public had a right to know.

The private acts: grabbing a woman by the neck and choking her. In 2010, not that long ago, a woman was awarded a protection order against Hicks for his violence toward her. She claims he tried to choke her and drag her to his car. When she said she didn’t trust him, he said she shouldn’t according to her report. She also claims he had been sending her threatening text messages.

In 2021, Hicks asked for the record to be sealed to help his legal career and it was. Hicks also pushed and got passed legislation making it more difficult to find case records, making Missouri the worst state for finding court information.

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1277: Dan Rodimer

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Dan Rodimer

Dan Rodimer was a Trump-endorsed Congressional candidate in 2020. In 2021, he ran in a special election Republican primary in Texas and got 3% of the vote. He also lost his 2018 race for the Nevada State Senate. He is a former professional wrestler with a history of at least three violent incidents, all at restaurants or clubs. He pled guilty to a misdemeanour on one of those cases and took anger management classes. They seem not to have worked as he got into another altercation on Oct 29, 2023. This time the person he is alleged to have attacked died from blunt force trauma.

The fight occurred at a Halloween party. People did not immediately call 911, when asked, they said he slipped and fell, but subsequent investigation interviewed people reported seing Rodimier beat the man and threaten him. Rodimer’s wife texted him saying, “Nobody should have to watch their husband murder somebody.”

The man he is charged with murdering served more than twenty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was cleared by the Innocence Project and the real murderer confessed. He had only been out of prison three years.

March 7, 2024 
 Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) 
 Las Vegas, Nevada 
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1183: Anthony J. Dinch

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Anthony J. Dinch lost the GOP primary for Mayor, but is now running unopposed for East Washington Borough Council. He has been arrested and charged with several counts of sexual assault of an underage boy who is now fifteen. He’s been raping him for over a year.

Dinch faces felony charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering welfare of children and corruption of minors. He also faces misdemeanors of indecent assault and providing liquor to a minor.

A last-minute write-in campaign by a write-in candidate defeated Dinch by 5 votes.

Washington County Court of Common Pleas Court Summary Dinch, Anthony Joseph Washington, PA 15301 Aliases: Anthony J. Dinch Anthony J. Dinch Jr. Anthony Joseph Dinch DOB: 12/31/1994 Race: White Hair: Blond or Strawberry Eyes: Blue Sex: Male Active Washington CP-63-CR-0001763-2023 Proc Status: Awaiting Formal Arraignment DC No: OTN:Q10001994 Arrest Dt: Trial Dt: Legacy No: Last Action: Last Action Date: Last Action Room: Next Action: Formal Arraignment Next Action Date: 11/30/2023 Next Action Room: Jury Lounge Seq No Statute Grade Description Disposition 1 18 § 3123 §§ A7 F1 IDSI Person Less Than 16 Yrs Age 2 18 § 3123 §§ A7 F1 IDSI Person Less Than 16 Yrs Age Unlawful Contact With Minor - Sexual Offenses 3 18 § 6318 §§ A1 F1 Endangering Welfare of Children - Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense 4 18 § 4304 §§ A1 F3 Corruption Of Minors - Defendant Age 18 or Above 5 18 § 6301 §§ A1ii F3 6 18 § 3126 §§ A8 M2 Ind Asslt Person Less 16 Yrs Age 7 18 § 3126 §§ A8 M2 Ind Asslt Person Less 16 Yrs Age 8 18 § 6310.1 §§ A M3 Sell/Furnish Liquor Etc Minor 9 18 § 6310.1 §§ A M3 Sell/Furnish Liquor Etc Minor
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY DOCKET Docket Number: CP-63-CR-0001763-2023 Court Case CRIMINAL DOCKET Page 1 of 3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Anthony Joseph Dinch CASE INFORMATION Judge Assigned: Date Filed: 10/27/2023 Initiation Date: 09/29/2023 OTN: Q 1000199-4 LOTN: Originating Docket No: MJ-27305-CR-0000445-2023 Initial Issuing Authority: The Honorable Michael L. Manfredi Final Issuing Authority: The Honorable Michael L. Manfredi Arresting Agency: E Washington Boro Police Dept Arresting Officer: Holt, Eric N. Complaint/Citation No.: 07016222 Incident Number: 07016222 County: Washington Township: E Washington Boro Case Local Number Type(s) Case Local Number(s) STATUS INFORMATION Case Status: Active Status Date Processing Status Complaint Date: 09/29/2023 10/27/2023 Awaiting Formal Arraignment 10/27/2023 Awaiting Filing of Information CALENDAR EVENTS Schedule Status Start Room Judge Name Time Schedule Start Date Case Calendar Event Type Formal Arraignment 11/30/2023 1:00 pm Jury Lounge Scheduled DEFENDANT INFORMATION Date Of Birth: 12/31/1994 City/State/Zip: Washington, PA 15301 CASE PARTICIPANTS Participant Type Name Defendant Dinch, Anthony Joseph BAIL INFORMATION Dinch, Anthony Joseph Nebbia Status: None Bail Action Date Bail Type Originating Court Percentage Amount Set 09/29/2023 Unsecured Magisterial District Court $250,000.00 CHARGES Seq. Orig Seq. Grade Statute Statute Description Offense Dt. OTN 1 1 F1 18 § 3123 §§ A7 IDSI Person Less Than 16 Yrs Age 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 2 2 F1 18 § 3123 §§ A7 IDSI Person Less Than 16 Yrs Age 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 Unlawful Contact With Minor - Sexual Offenses 3 3 F1 18 § 6318 §§ A1 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 Endangering Welfare of Children - Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense 4 4 F3 18 § 4304 §§ A1 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 Corruption Of Minors - Defendant Age 18 or Above 5 5 F3 18 § 6301 §§ A1ii 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 6 6 M2 18 § 3126 §§ A8 Ind Asslt Person Less 16 Yrs Age 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 Printed: 10/31/2023 Recent entries made in the court filing offices may not be immediately reflected on these docket sheets . Neither the courts of the Unified Judicial System of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nor the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts assume any liability for inaccurate or delayed data, errors or omissions on these reports. Docket Sheet information should not be used in place of a criminal history background check which can only be provided by the Pennsylvania State Police. Moreover an employer who does not comply with the provisions of the Criminal History Record Information Act may be subject to civil liability as set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. Section 9183. CPCMS 9082 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY DOCKET Docket Number: CP-63-CR-0001763-2023 Court Case CRIMINAL DOCKET Page 2 of 3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Anthony Joseph Dinch CHARGES Seq. Orig Seq. Grade Statute Statute Description Offense Dt. OTN 7 7 M2 18 § 3126 §§ A8 Ind Asslt Person Less 16 Yrs Age 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 8 8 M3 18 § 6310.1 §§ A Sell/Furnish Liquor Etc Minor 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 9 9 M3 18 § 6310.1 §§ A Sell/Furnish Liquor Etc Minor 07/05/2023 Q 1000199-4 DISPOSITION SENTENCING/PENALTIES Disposition Case Event Disposition Date Final Disposition Sequence/Description Offense Disposition Grade Section Sentencing Judge Sentence Date Credit For Time Served Sentence/Diversion Program Type Incarceration/Diversionary Period Start Date Sentence Conditions Waived for Court (Lower Court) Defendant Was Present Lower Court Disposition 10/25/2023 Not Final 1 / IDSI Person Less Than 16 Yrs Age Waived for Court (Lower Court) F1 18 § 3123 §§ A7 2 / IDSI Person Less Than 16 Yrs Age Waived for Court (Lower Court) F1 18 § 3123 §§ A7 3 / Unlawful Contact With Minor - Sexual Offenses Waived for Court (Lower Court) F1 18 § 6318 §§ A1 4 / Endangering Welfare of Children - Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense Waived for Court (Lower Court) F3 18 § 4304 §§ A1 5 / Corruption Of Minors - Defendant Age 18 or Above Waived for Court (Lower Court) F3 18 § 6301 §§ A1ii 6 / Ind Asslt Person Less 16 Yrs Age Waived for Court (Lower Court) M2 18 § 3126 §§ A8 7 / Ind Asslt Person Less 16 Yrs Age Waived for Court (Lower Court) M2 18 § 3126 §§ A8 8 / Sell/Furnish Liquor Etc Minor Waived for Court (Lower Court) M3 18 § 6310.1 §§ A 9 / Sell/Furnish Liquor Etc Minor Waived for Court (Lower Court) M3 18 § 6310.1 §§ A Printed: 10/31/2023 Recent entries made in the court filing offices may not be immediately reflected on these docket sheets . Neither the courts of the Unified Judicial System of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nor the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts assume any liability for inaccurate or delayed data, errors or omissions on these reports. Docket Sheet information should not be used in place of a criminal history background check which can only be provided by the Pennsylvania State Police. Moreover an employer who does not comply with the provisions of the Criminal History Record Information Act may be subject to civil liability as set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. Section 9183. CPCMS 9082 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY DOCKET Docket Number: CP-63-CR-0001763-2023 Court Case CRIMINAL DOCKET Page 3 of 3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Anthony Joseph Dinch COMMONWEALTH INFORMATION Name: Washington County District Attorney's Office District Attorney Supreme Court No: Phone Number(s): 724-228-6790 (Phone) Address: 1 South Main Street Suite 1003 Washington, PA 15301 Name: Evan Anthony Lowry II Attorney General Supreme Court No: 306911 Phone Number(s): 412-339-2130 (Phone) Address: Ofc of Attorney General 1251 Waterfront Pl Pittsburgh, PA 15222 ATTORNEY INFORMATION Name: Lane Mansfield Turturice * Private Supreme Court No: 085088 Rep. Status: Lower Court Phone Number(s): 724-470-9640 (Phone) Address: Turturice & Associates LLC 70 E Wheeling St Washington, PA 15301 Representing: Dinch, Anthony Joseph * Entry of Appearance Not Filed ENTRIES Sequence Number CP Filed Date Document Date Filed By 1 09/29/2023 Manfredi, Michael L. Bail Set - Dinch, Anthony Joseph 1 10/27/2023 Court of Common Pleas - Washington County Original Papers Received from Lower Court Lowry, Evan Anthony II 10/27/2023 eService Served Washington County District Attorney's Office 10/27/2023 eService Served Printed: 10/31/2023 Recent entries made in the court filing offices may not be immediately reflected on these docket sheets . Neither the courts of the Unified Judicial System of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nor the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts assume any liability for inaccurate or delayed data, errors or omissions on these reports. Docket Sheet information should not be used in place of a criminal history background check which can only be provided by the Pennsylvania State Police. Moreover an employer who does not comply with the provisions of the Criminal History Record Information Act may be subject to civil liability as set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. Section 9183. CPCMS 9082

1070: Andrea Speck

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Andrea Speck

Andrea Speck was a candidate in the May 2022 Republican primary in the heavily Republican, sure to win the general, District 81. She ran in the Republican primary for Huntingdon County Commission in 2023 and lost that primary as well. While a primary candidate in 2023, she was arrested for an assault on her daughter. The next hearing on her case is July 20, 2023.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, Speck is alleged to have struck her daughter in the head from behind, grabbed her hair, and by the neck, pushing her into walls. The daughter begin packing her bags to leave and claims Speck strangled her for 10 to 15 seconds and would not let her go. She escaped by slipping out of her shirt. Police said they could see red marks on her neck, indicating strangulation. Speck is facing one felony charge of strangulation, one charge of simple assault and one charge of harassment.

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Press Enterprise
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · Thursday, May 04, 2023

1068: Percy Wilbur Rock, Jr.

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Percy Wilbur Rock, Jr.

Percy Wilbur Rock, Jr. was a candidate in the Republican primary for Greencastle-Antrim School Board in Pennsylvania. He was arrested after the ballots had been printed and software coded so he remained on the ballot. He got 763 votes.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provided police with an IP address that had been observed uploading Child Sexual Abuse Material. Police tracked it to Rock who told the police he has been viewing CSAM for ten years or more.

The probable cause affidavit detailed eleven images of CSAM involving girls from apparent ages one to twelve. The police said those images were just a sample of what was collected from his laptop.

He was charged with eleven counts of possessing CSAM and one count for criminal use of a communication facility.

In a plea bargain, he pled guilty to one CSAM possession charge and was sentenced to four years on June 7, 2023.

Text of all three screenshots School board candidate faces 11 child porn charges - Record Herald, The (Waynesboro, PA) - April 27, 2023 - page A1 April 27, 2023 | Record Herald, The (Waynesboro, PA) | Shawn Hardy; The Echo Pilot | Page A1 A Greencastle-Antrim School Board candidate arrested Wednesday, April 19, for allegedly looking at child pornography online inquired later in the day about having his name removed from the ballot, but it is too late. Percy Wilbur Rock Jr., 79, of East Weaver Road, Greencastle, is facing 11 charges of child pornography and one charge of criminal use of a communication facility. Questioned at his home the morning of his arrest, Rock admitted to looking at child pornography for more than 10 years, according to charging documents filed by Pennsylvania State Police. Why was Rock arrested? In October 2022, Microsoft filed a CyberTip concerning the uploading of apparent child pornography with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the affidavit of probable cause filed in Magisterial District Judge Duane Cunningham's office in Greencastle. In January, the Pennsylvania State Police Computer Crime Unit subpoenaed information on an IP address that was linked to Rock's home. The affidavit detailed 11 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) involving girls ranging in estimated age from 1 to 12. "These images are only a sampling of what was found on the laptop," a trooper with the Troop I computer crime unit wrote. Officers with the computer crime unit and the Chambersburg state police barrack went to Rock's home around 8:30 a.m. April 19. "Upon knocking and announcing our presence we observed an individual in the window of the residence, though there was no answer at the door. After making entry into the residence, we located Percy Rock Jr. standing behind the doorway," the affidavit said. Rock was told there was a search warrant and he agreed to speak with the computer crimes officer. Rock confirmed he had seen child abuse material online, was a "casual browser of CSAM" and had viewed CSAM as recently as the day before. Rock was arrested, arraigned on the charges before Cunningham and released on $100,000 unsecured bond. His preliminary hearing is set for May 5. Attempts to reach Rock concerning the charges and his candidacy were unsuccessful. Why will his name still be on the ballot? On the afternoon of April 19, Rock called the Franklin County commissioners office and was told it is too late to have his name taken off the ballot. All ballots have already been printed, mail-in and absentee ballots were sent out last week and software has been coded, according to Jean Byers, Franklin County deputy chief clerk. There are five seats available on the G-A School Board this year, and Rock is one of six candidates seeking the Republican nomination in the May 16 primary election. The others are current board members H. Carter Davidson and Christopher Tyler Bonillas, along with Jacob Burns, Alana Michael and Mark Scriever II. There are no Democratic candidates. Rock remains a candidate on the ballot, and if he is one the top five vote-getters, he has until Aug. 8 to ask that his nomination be withdrawn, Byers said. Rock, who speaks often during the public comment period at school board meetings, ran for a seat two years ago and came in seventh in a 10-candidate Republican field in the primary. "The board lacks diversity and transparency. I am a senior citizen and a fiscal conservative. I have to be because I live on a fixed income I will bring a conservative perspective to the board," Rock responded in candidate survey prior to the 2021 primary. Shawn Hardy is a reporter with Gannett's Franklin County newspapers in south-central Pennsylvania — the Echo Pilot in Greencastle, The Record Herald in Waynesboro and the Public Opinion in Chambersburg. She has more than 35 years of journalism experience. Reach her at shardy@gannett.com Copyright 2023 The Record Herald. All Rights Reserved.
Record Herald, The (Waynesboro, PA)
April 27, 2023