Eugene Delgaudio

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Eugene Delgaudio currently represents the Sterling District on the Loudoun County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors. He is also the executive director of the conservative non-profit organization Public Advocate of the U.S. According to the Washington Post, "Delgaudio has become a leader in the nation's anti-gay rights movement".[1] He is also called "one of the key leaders" [2] in the extreme conservative view of "moral health". He has also appeared on Fox News [3], opposing the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers, suggesting Ann Coulter instead.

[edit] Involvement with Public Advocate of the U.S.

Delgaudio was a board member of conservative youth group Young Americans for Freedom. In 1981, he started Public Advocate of the U.S., a conservative activist group known for its street theater and protests opposing taxes and homosexuality. He has staged numerous protests outside the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol including a “Perverts for Cellucci” rally opposing the nomination of Paul Celucci as ambassador to Canada, A man-donkey wedding to support the Federal Marriage Amendment, and a “Kennedy Sobriety Checkpoint” to draw attention to Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy’s (D-RI) car accident.[4] In August 2007, he introduced a resolution asking the county administrator to find out what county services can be denied to undocumented immigrants. He has also controversially asked Muslims if they "come in peace" and whether they pledge allegiance to the United States. [5]

[edit] Current roles with the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

Eugene Delgaudio is currently the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors’ Finance/Government Services Committee and also serves on the Board’s Transportation/Land Use Committee. He represents Loudoun County on the Virginia Regional Transportation Association (VRTA), Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, Dulles Area Transportation Association (DATA), Route 28 Transportation Improvement District Commission, and Potomac Watershed Roundtable. He also represents the Board of Supervisors on the Loudoun County Transportation Safety Committee, Joint Committee of the County of Loudoun and Town of Leesburg, and Loudoun County Board of Supervisors/School Board Joint Committee.

Delguadio was first elected to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, running unopposed, in 1999, then narrowly re-elected in 2003. He has been an outspoken critic on the board of environmental groups and an advocate of homebuilders in Loudoun. He also has been opposed to expanding government services and the school budget, including opposing parks and libraries in the county. Delgaudio has remained a vocal activist for conservative causes while serving as supervisor and in working with Public Advocate. He campaigned strongly in 2006 for the Virginia Marriage Amendment, also called the Marshall-Newman Amendment, and later voted on the board to disallow the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter to rent space in a County facility because of their opposition to the amendment. He has also opposed the anti-bullying message of the D.A.R.E. program in the schools, and has proposed that an alternative program be used.

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ "Anti-Tax in Loudoun, Anti-Gay Everywhere", The Washington Post, 4/08/2002
  2. ^ "Moral Health", By Alex J. Stuart, 2003 Elderberry Press, Inc, ISBN 1930859783
  3. ^ "Your World", Fox News, 10/3/2005
  4. ^ Antagonist of the Left Expresses Righteous Indignation About Roberts, by Dana Milbank, The Washington Post, 8/11/2005
  5. ^ Candidates Reach Out to Muslims: Loudoun Supervisor Draws Disapproval by Asking Whether Those in Crowd 'Come in Peace', by Jacqueline L. Salmon, The Washington Post, 8/26/2007