Conservatives turned against Rep. Denver Riggleman, a first-term Republican congressman from Virginia who in 2019 officiated a same-sex wedding for two campaign volunteers
WASHINGTON—Rep. Denver Riggleman, a first-term Republican congressman from Virginia, lost his bid for renomination to a GOP challenger at an unusual drive-through nominating convention after conservatives turned against him for officiating a same-sex wedding.
Convention-goers chose Bob Good, a former member of Campbell County’s board of supervisors, over Mr. Riggleman, the party said early Sunday. Mr. Good worked as a fundraiser for Liberty University, a private Christian evangelical institution in Lynchburg, Va., until earlier...
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