Corey Stewart

Corey Alan Stewart (born August 1, 1968) is an American politician and international trade attorney who served as at-large chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Prince William County, Virginia from 2006 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the Occoquan district supervisor from 2003 to 2006.

Stewart was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, losing to Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine by more than a 15-point margin. In his campaign, he had portrayed himself as an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump.

According to The New York Times, Stewart "made his name attacking illegal immigrants and embracing emblems of the Confederacy." He drew national media attention for spearheading Prince William County's 2007 crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Stewart was the Virginia state chair of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and co-chaired the Republican Party of Virginia's "Team Virginia" field and communications campaign in 2016. In October 2016, the Trump campaign fired him after he participated in an unsanctioned protest against the Republican National Committee.

In 2017, Stewart sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Virginia, narrowly losing to Ed Gillespie. He drew media attention for his admission that his campaign staff had edited his Wikipedia page to add positive spin, his use of the term "cuckservative" in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything", and his staunch support for Confederate symbols and monuments. In January 2019, he announced that he would be retiring from politics.