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  The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Lawmaker to quit after allegation he is gay
Schrock is married and a conservative who voted for legislation to ban gay marriages.
Schrock's decision leaves the Republicans scrambling to field another candidate to oppose Democratic lawyer David Ashe.
Schrock was elected to the seat in a 2000 Republican sweep of Virginia in an area that is home to the world's largest U.S. naval base.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002020873_schrock31.html   (481 words)

  
 Ed Schrock - dKosopedia
Ed Schrock was elected to Virginia's 2nd Congressional district in 2000.
A longtime Navy officer and Vietnam veteran, Schrock was one of the most conservative members of the House of Representatives.
The flap began amid "allegations" which derived from a website which claimed to have tapes of Schrock asking other men for sex (Schrock was targeted for his anti-gay voting record and co-sponsorship of the Federal Marriage Amendment).
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Ed_Schrock   (143 words)

  
 Blog threat as Schrock quits seat=The Hill.com=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Schrock was one of 233 lawmakers who this year supported the Marriage Protection Act, which would block federal courts from considering constitutional issues arising from gay-marriage cases.
Schrock, a 63-year-old second-term lawmaker and retired U.S. Navy captain, did not respond to the allegations specifically, and his office could not be reached for comment last night.
Schrock won in 2000 with 52 percent of the vote, and, in 2002, he did not face a serious challenge.
www.thehill.com /news/083104/schrock.aspx   (517 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - GOP Scrambles After Schrock Announcement - You Decide 2004
Republicans from Schrock's conservative district, which includes Norfolk and Virginia Beach, planned to choose a nominee to oppose Democratic lawyer David B. Ashe (search) after a hastily arranged meeting Tuesday night.
Schrock, 63, cited unspecified allegations in a statement he released Monday as the reason he decided not to seek a third term for Congress.
Schrock is married and a conservative who has voted for legislation to ban gay marriages.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,130716,00.html   (479 words)

  
 Schrock quits Virginia race, leaves GOP scrambling - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - August 31, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Schrock, 63, a two-term Republican who represents Virginia Beach, the Eastern Shore and parts of Hampton and Norfolk, said in a five-paragraph statement released yesterday that unspecified "allegations" have called into question his ability to serve.
Schrock shouldn't have resigned in the face of accusations because he was unbeatable in his district — "absolutely bulletproof," said one strategist.
Schrock, who served in the Navy from 1964 to 1988, including two tours of duty in Vietnam, retired as a captain.
www.washtimes.com /metro/20040831-122351-8579r.htm   (490 words)

  
 BlogActive: Real Truth, Direct Action
When the story of Congressman Ed Schrock (R-VA-2) first came to me, I was quite skeptical.
Congressman Ed Schrock has made a habit of rendezvousing with gay men via the MegaMates/ MegaPhone Line, an interactive telephone service on which men place ads and respond to those ads to meet each other.
Ed Schrock has a voting record that the most right wing conservative would be proud of.
www.blogactive.com /2004/08/action-write-congressman-ed-schrock.html   (554 words)

  
 Congressman Ed Shrock quits over weblog accusations
Ed Schrock, United States Congressman for Virginia's 2nd District, announced yesterday he would not seek a third term in November.
Ed Shrock not seeking a third term is the first instance I know of where webloggers have pushed someone out of federal office.
Trent Lott is often cited as an example of the power of the blogosphere but Ed Schrock appears to be the first big affect at the federal level.
www.niallkennedy.com /blog/archives/2004/08/congressman_ed.html   (192 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Schrock Shock Opens Virginia Race - You Decide 2004
Ed Schrock (search) in Virginia exploded with unexpected, awkward controversy in the conservative 2nd Congressional District he represented.
Schrock, 63, a married retired Navy captain and popular two-term congressman, resigned after citing unspecified “allegations” that he had engaged in homosexual solicitations.
“People loved Ed Schrock and the last thing they want to see for Ed is to have to suffer through a lot of non-issue-related accusations, and I think he made a decision that was best for him and for his family,” said Terrie Suit, a Republican delegate who represents Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,132857,00.html   (1040 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Va. Legislator Ends Bid for 3rd Term
Michael Rogers said his claims about Schrock were motivated by anger over what he said was the hypocrisy of the congressman's opposition to gay rights while leading a gay life.
Schrock, a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, was elected in 2000 to represent Virginia's 2nd District, a conservative part of the state that includes Virginia Beach, parts of Norfolk and Hampton and Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Schrock retired from the Navy in 1988 and later became an investment broker, resigning in 1995 to run successfully for the Virginia Senate.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A47194-2004Aug30?language=printer   (911 words)

  
 SCHROCK, HOLLAND SHOW SIGNS OF PRESSURE IN 7TH DISTRICT RACE
Ed Schrock insists he's still having fun in his whirlwind campaign to unseat State Sen. Clarence A. ``Clancy'' Holland.
Both the Schrock and Holland campaign staffs said their research shows a huge number of 7th District voters have yet to make a choice - that about one-third of the voters are undecided.
Schrock, a career Navy public affairs officer, and retired stock broker, raised tens of thousands of dollars at a fund-raiser that Gov. Allen attended.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp951029/10290086.htm   (878 words)

  
 Defense News Media Group Conferences 2004 Joint Warfare
Congressman Ed Schrock represents Virginia's Second District which comprises the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk (part) and Hampton (part) and the counties of Accomack and Northampton on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Schrock was appointed by Governor George Allen to serve on the Library Board of Virginia.
Ed Schrock was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio and is married to the former Judith Adnee Crawford of Long Beach, California.
www.defensenews.com /promos/conferences/jw/3024119.html   (563 words)

  
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Schrock said in a five-paragraph statement that he has "come to the realization that these allegations will not allow my campaign to focus on the real issues facing our nation."
Schrock's decision leaves the Republicans scrambling to field another candidate to oppose Democrat David B. Ashe in the conservative district, which includes Norfolk and the resort city of Virginia Beach.
Schrock, 63, a retired Navy officer and Vietnam veteran, was elected to the seat in a 2000 Republican sweep of Virginia in an area that is home to the world's largest U.S. naval base.
www.kare11.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=68737   (289 words)

  
 Jackson Free Press | [Aust] The Wrong Side of the Right
Schrock and why he is an important pawn in this election, a pillar of the party, and perhaps an icon of the double standards that hide within the Republican wing of politics.
People like Rep. Schrock are one of a few reasons I predict the Republican Party will implode in the next few years and face the same in-fighting and weakness as seen by the Dems over the last few years.
Ed Schrock represents the Second District of Virginia and is serving his second term as a Republican congressman.
www.jacksonfreepress.com /comments.php?id=3941_0_7_0_C   (1328 words)

  
 Schrock, John Edward "Ed", Biography
Ed wired Harve and Grace's house while he was in college, making it the first house in Wilmore to have electricity.
Ed still dreamed of returning to live in Wilmore one day, and for years he and Lyla returned to Wilmore for visits.
All of John Edward Schrock's photographs are copyrighted; please contact Janet (Schrock) Hubbard if you'd like to request permission to copy or republish any of this photographs.
www.rootsweb.com /~kscomanc/schrock_ed_bio.html   (3795 words)

  
 Ed Schrock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Lee Schrock (born April 6, 1941) is a Republican politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from January 2001 to January 2005, representing the Second Congressional District of Virginia.
Schrock also worked as an investment broker and served in the Virginia State Senate from 1995 to 2001.
Schrock announced on August 30, 2004, that he would abort his 2004 attempt for a third term in Congress amid rumors of homosexuality.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ed_Schrock   (348 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Election 2000 - Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
In a district where the military is king, Republican Ed Schrock, 61, is hoping a Naval career and five years of service in the Virginia State Senate will pave the way to victory in his bid to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Owen Pickett in Virginia's 2nd District.
After six years as an investment broker, Schrock ran the first of two successful campaigns for the Virginia Senate, representing the 7th senatorial district, in the northwest and central western portions of Virginia Beach.
Schrock is married, has one child, and resides in Virginia Beach.
www.pbs.org /newshour/election2000/races/schrock-bio.html   (316 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Election 2000 - Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
In the hours after polls closed, Republican Ed Schrock appeared poised to defeat Democrat Jody Wagner for the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Rep. Owen Pickett.
Schrock's campaign advertising had been steady and strong, his appearances specifically chosen, while Wagner's ads came in bursts and tried to talk her opponent into more joint meetings than he'd agree to.
With service in the military and the state senate, Ed Schrock is hoping to move the district into the GOP column.
www.pbs.org /newshour/election2000/races/virginia-02.html   (214 words)

  
 NDM Article - Armed Services Freshmen Gun for More Defense Dollars
Crenshaw, Simmons, Schrock, Jo Ann Davis and Susan Davis were members of their state legislatures, while Langevin was Rhode Island’s secretary of state.
Virginia’s Ed Schrock was a naval officer for almost 25 years, retiring as a captain.
One of Schrock’s goals during his first year in office is to bring the entire freshman class of the House of Representatives out to a carrier, to interact with the crew and stay overnight.
www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2001/Apr/Armed_Services.htm   (1760 words)

  
 U.S. Rep. Schrock drops re-election bid over ''allegations''
Rogers said Schrock’s positions on gays in the military and a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage hurt the gay community.
Schrock was a reliable supporter of the Bush administration, sticking with the president even on the issue of military base closings.
Schrock was first elected in 2000, after the retirement of long-time Democratic Rep. Pickett.
www.theconservativevoice.com /article/101.html   (1292 words)

  
 Teen Tobacco Education and Prevention Program/Industrial Hemp - Capitol View
For the second year in a row, Senator Ed Schrock sponsored a bill that would legalize industrial hemp.
Schrock says it would give farmers another way to make money, but opponents disagree.
Senator Ed Schrock says we are the only industrialized nation that does NOT grow industrial hemp.
net.unl.edu /newsFeat/capview/cv_012401.html   (511 words)

  
 :: GOP.gov :: News From Republicans in Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Congressman Ed Schrock (R-VA) announced today that he will be serving on three subcommittees of the House Armed Services Committee during the 108th Congress of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressman Ed Schrock (R-VA) was sworn in for a second term when the 108th Session of the U.S. House of Representatives convened today in the nation's Capitol.
Congressman Ed Schrock (R-VA) made the following statement in support of the Use of Military Force against Iraq Resolution (H.J.Res 114).
www.gop.gov /cc-page.asp?eId=6050   (425 words)

  
 Keyword   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Schrock, 63, a married retired Navy captain who was popular among conservatives, cited unspecified ''allegations'' for his surprise...
Schrock, 63, a married retired Navy captain who did two tours of duty in Vietnam and was popular among conservatives, cited unspecified "allegations" for his surprise decision to retire Monday.
Ed Schrock of Virginia told a news conference that "all the sniping we've been hearing on TV about the president and how...
www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=edschrock   (1288 words)

  
 G.W. Schrock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
            George Washington Schrock, or Wash, was born on November 27, 1839 to parents George Washington Schrock Sr., and Rachel Vause Inskeep Schrock.
For this role, Schrock Road was named in honor of George Schrock Senior.
The Schrocks lived on a 137 acre farm just west of 3C highway where Wash worked as a farmer with his nine siblings.
www.otterbein.edu /home/fac/SRHEFTHR/GWSchrock.htm   (483 words)

  
 Project Vote Smart - Senator Schrock - Interest Group Ratings
2000 On the votes that the Nebraska Farm Bureau considered to be the most important in 2000, Senator Schrock voted their preferred position 89 percent of the time.
1999 On the votes that the Nebraska Farm Bureau considered to be the most important in 1999, Senator Schrock voted their preferred position 90 percent of the time.
1998 On the votes that the Nebraska Farm Bureau considered to be the most important in 1998, Senator Schrock voted their preferred position 63 percent of the time.
www.vote-smart.org /issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS025211   (791 words)

  
 Races of the week: Schrock vs. Wagner Human Events - Find Articles
A majority of state legislators from the district are Republicans, and the 2nd gave handsome margins to Republicans George Allen and Jim Gilmore in the gubernatorial campaigns of 1993 and '97.
Area Republicans settled early on a firstrate candidate: State Sen. Ed Schrock, a retired U.S. Navy captain who raised eyebrows by unseating a Democratic senator in 1995 and was reelected without opposition last year.
Interestingly, the 2nd District is also home to Pat Robertson (who, along with his two sons, has contributed to Schrock's campaign) and was the site of John McCain's spirited attack on the religious broadcaster on the eve of Virginia's presidential primary earlier this year.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_200009/ai_n8925451   (638 words)

  
 Ed Schrock Cartoons
Ed Schrock cartoon 1 - catalog reference hsc1845
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