She previously covered the 2016 election for Fusion, conducted investigative research for The Nation Institute, and has written for NBC Chicago and the Chicago Reader. Gods people are just beginning this march! Steve Lynch, a Republican, spoke at a rally on Sunday. After opening with a call to "make men great again, make men men again," Lynch got down to business, using the requirement to mask children as . Steve Lynch put out a YouTube video the next day claiming he did not intend to incite . Thats just not how you do things, Lynch told The Morning Call. 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We dont know yet if building a pedestrian bridge over the Lehigh River in Easton is feasible, but its worth studying. Florida Teacher Suspended For Telling Kids To Say Pledge On Sept. 11 Or 'Go To Your Home Country', Marge Wants A 'Safe Place' For Republican Racism, Jamie Raskin Brilliantly Hands Boebert's A** To Her UPDATED, Comer Fumes That President Bidens Dead Son Wasn't Prosecuted, FINALLY: Eli Lilly Caps Insulin Costs At $35 A Month, Missing The Point: Morning Joe Gets Student Debt Case All Wrong, Rep. Eric Swalwell Shows Us (Again) How To Embarrass GOP Liars, Pervez Agwan Is Battling Big Oil And $ Head-on, In Their Own Backyard, Dom Jones Is Determined To Ensure Basic Human Rights For All. Steve Lynch, the Republican candidate for Northampton County executive, holds a news conference outside of Gracedale, the county-owned nursing home in Upper Nazareth Township, on Oct. 25, 2021. Just like that. to force an end to mask requirements in schools, is seeking election to the Republican State Committee from Northampton County. https://t.co/17mUxv0Sre. PA Candidate Wants To Muscle Out Local School Boards, PA Candidate Calls For Brute Takeover Of School Boards, Netflix CEO Wants To Dump Local School Boards, Stabbing Spree At PA High School Leaves 20 Injured. Lynch, of Northampton, has not run for office before, though he worked as a field organizer for Lisa Scheller in her 2020 congressional campaign against Rep. Susan Wild. To those statements, McClure said Lynch should have apologized for Lynchs Gracedale mailer. A more mainstream Republican may have defeated McClure, he said. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Please subscribe today to lehighvalleylive.com. They have no idea who they messed with! Remember, God is at work! They dont follow the law! Steve Lynch, the Republican candidate for Northampton County executive, holds a news conference outside of Gracedale, the county-owned nursing home in Upper Nazareth Township, on Oct. 25, 2021.Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com. The Republican candidate for Northampton County executive says he stands by his speech made at a rally . The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. If local police wont act, then @TheJusticeDept should. Im going in with 20 strong men, and Im going to speak to the school board, and Im going to give them an option. The City of Easton recently launched the study in large part because pedestrian access from the Downtown to the D&L Trail and northern end of Delaware Canal State Park is inadequate. Like Snover, Lynch attended Trumps Stop the Steal rally Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C. Like Snover, he said he did not participate in any violence; on social media, hes shared debunked claims the storming of the Capitol was a false flag event carried out by liberal radicals. Republican Steve Lynch (right) gets his sound system prepared for a press conference at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth on Monday. Our next task is to get rid of all this candy sitting around the home. No elections necessary. Tom Wolf about his response to the pandemic. He advocated for abandoning the ES&S machines and switching to a completely paperless system, he said. Stephen Lynch is 44 years old today because Stephen's birthday is on 05/08/1978. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. But the county delegation increased by one this year because of several factors, including higher Republican voter registration totals, said Lee Snover, who as Northampton County GOP chair oversaw the voter registration effort. His newcomer status hasn't stopped a local blog, Community Research Opposing Hate, from alleging he's a far-right extremist who harassed peaceful Black Lives Matter . Its unclear what corruption hes referring to or what phase 2 of his plan consists of. JANE THERESE / Special to The Morning Call, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Route 33 crash: Coroner called to scene of five-vehicle wreck caused after tractor-trailer crossed median into opposite lanes, Donald Trump may be out of office, but Northampton County GOP executive candidate shows his influence, Paul Muschick: How to end the legislative standoff over child sex victim lawsuits, Joanna McClinton voted Pa. House speaker after Mark Rozzi steps aside; first Black woman to win post, Mark Rozzi says he will step down as Pa. 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Its no surprise to anyone who pays attention to county politics that Steve Lynch, the GOP nominee for county executive, lost handedly in Tuesdays election. View the profiles of people named Steve Lynch. We can only hope that phase 2 involves quietly disappearing from politics and not coming back until hes educated himself on civics. I do not believe in violence. Deputy sheriffs will be at the next several meetings to keep the peace. Subscribe to receive new posts about Lehigh Valley politics. As the group UnKoch My Campus reports, sights have been set on local schools after the Koch network has spent hundreds of millions on college campuses. Freedomworks candidate Steve Lynch calls for brownshirt tactics to take over school boards. Men, wake up! Please refer to our, 'Leave Or Be Removed!' If you don't mind the ads and would rather donate, please select one of the options below: Statue Of Liberty Beheaded In Latest Russian Propaganda, Republican's New Bill Would Eliminate The Florida Democratic Party. Lynch, a suspected domestic terrorist, is running for Northampton County executive. he yelled. "No, that's neutralizing intimidation from the school board," he responded. About two dozen mostly maskless friends and family members of Lynchs gathered outside the county courthouse in Easton to offer their support, braving the cold to mingle, sing the national anthem, pray and listen to his 15-minute speech. Thats just not going to fly with most voters around here, as the unofficial results show. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. After receiving social media criticism, Steve Lynch put out a YouTube video the next day claiming he did not intend to incite violence or physical intimidation. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. We wanted to see through prudent fiscal management if we could reduce the real estate tax, McClure said. All rights reserved (About Us). Lynch, who has not held office before, has built his campaign about being a megaphone for conservative talking points and issues. Lamont McClure, who is Lynchs opponent in November, told the Capital-Star that law enforcement needs to investigate Lynch for the remarks. Dent appeared on CNN Thursday night and said the group talked about the possibility of forming a center right party due to their unhappiness with the direction of the GOP under Trump and the likelihood that Trump would be acquitted in his second impeachment trial. Nothing against incumbent Democrat Lamont McClure, but the tide wasnt exactly moving in his partys favor. What the county can do, the county does do.. Schumer And Jeffries Demand Murdoch Stop Fox Hosts From Spreading False Election Narratives, McCarthy Goes On Defense, Says Jan. 6 Footage Will Be Screened Before Its Given To Tucker, Arizona Child Welfare Director Dismissed Amid GOP Attacks Speaks Out, Election Deniers Who Lost In Midterms Advance Trumpian Precinct Strategy As State GOP Chairs. The county has arranged for COVID-19 testing sites. Do you understand that?" Anti-vaccine protesters gathered on the steps of Pennsylvania State Capitol during the Rally for Freedom. The John Birch/Tea Party/right wing extremist playbook is always the same: Start with local offices like school boards, take them over and use that as the launch point for higher office. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. At a Sunday rally against masks and vaccines, aspiring Pennsylvania politician Steve Lynch issued an ultimatum to school board members who vote to require masks. McClure has called for law enforcement to investigate his opponent after Lynch railed against school districts enforcing mask mandates due to the pandemic. It remains to be seen if Northampton County Republicans will face the same debate over the partys future playing out at the national level. Countyt Executive Lamont McClure advised council at its Sept. 2 meeting that the county will be reimbursed by the school district for the cost of security. Our journalism needs your support. Once you click your selected plan a window will open taking you to Admiral, our ad-free partner. I'm going to speak in front of the school board, and I'm giving them an option they can leave, or they can be removed. But during his nearly 13-minute speech, when he talks about removing members, Lynch specifically says a new board made up of parents would replace the old and vote down mask mandates that same evening. A couple dozen parents and student set up shop Tuesday night under a pavilion at 26th Street Park in Northampton. Tom Wolf and federal officials of closing churches and businesses but allowing rioters to burn American cities in protests over the summer. ranted his Facebook page about corruption, building a pedestrian bridge over the Lehigh River. McClure and other Democrats carried the 2017 election with an unpopular Trump in the White House. Because we had three no-tax-increase budgets, we now know we can pass a tax cut.. After the machines experienced touchscreen problems and lost thousands of votes in the digital count, election officials were only able to salvage the results by relying on paper backups. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. And some of that might be a factor. Pennsylvania right-wing extremist Steve Lynch is a perfect example of that. At the end of Mrs. Justice Thomas' presentation, she lets them know Freedomworks will train any extremist org on how to fight those wars. "If it causes violence it's the person who does, they are responsible," he said. Thats the essence of our democracy.. You have permission to edit this article. Although Lynch said he didnt engage in violence at the rally, he has spread discredited conspiracy theories that the riot was fomented by left-wing groups. Lets go. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Northampton County presently has six people who serve on the state committee. Rudy Miller may be reached at rmiller@lehighvalleylive.com. He made a rambling statement on his Facebook page Wednesday after unofficial results posted on the Northampton County elections website had him losing the election Tuesday to incumbent Democrat Lamont McClure. He participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the nations capitol, wearing a bulletproof vest and shouting, Its going down! He admits he received a visit from the FBI over his role, but no charges were filed. You go into these school boards to . Lynch, 42, said Friday that he does not believe Biden fairly won the 2020 presidential election and advocated for redoing the vote. There was a problem saving your notification. Others from the county who filed to run for the state committee are Beverly Hernandez, Kristin Soldridge, Debra A. Biro, Matt Connolly, Joseph G. Moyer, Gerald L. Pritchard, Craig L. DeFranco, Margie Mandell, Matthew Flower, Katharina Morea, Annette Kuyan, Linda Gerenser Stubits, Richard Morea, Andrew Azan III, Melanie Heilman, Cindy OBrien, Jimmy Zumba and John Brown. Steve Lynch, the Republican candidate for Northampton County executive, holds a news conference outside of Gracedale, the county-owned nursing home in Upper Nazareth Township, on Oct. 25, 2021. They can leave or they can be removed, Lynch said. . His website now sells T-shirts that say Im 1 of 20; Ive got your 6. At least one person was wearing the shirt at Mondays event. This past weekend, Steve Lynch, who is running for Northampton County Executive, gave a speech at a "Freedom Rally" in Harrisburg where he chillingly suggested forcibly removing elected officials who don't do things his way. McClure, of Bethlehem Township, is a former Northampton County council member and is wrapping up his first four-year term as county executive. Kudos to all the towns for doing a good job communicating the changes. I do not believe people should be putting their hands on people without their consent. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. Now, Republicans are hoping for a strong showing with Bidens approval ratings falling after the chaotic departure from Afghanistan and key legislation stalled in Congress. In total, 67,923 people voted in the county executive race. Given last Friday nights forecast of inclement weather, almost all of them moved trick or treating to Sunday night, which turned out to coincide with the actual holiday. McClure has released at least three mailers and six YouTube videos labeling Lynch as a dangerous insurrectionist and a domestic terrorist. Lynch attended Trumps Stop the Steal rally Jan. 6 that preceded a violent mob storming the Capitol. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Men, where are you? When I see criminals trying to take my rights and my beautiful children and everything they are going to do, youre going to have to take my life. (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images). A small crowd of about 25 gathered in the cold to listen. It should be condemned at every level., by Bernie OHare Special to the Bethlehem Press. 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