WASHINGTON — Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia John Whitbeck will step down from his post in July.
Whitbeck announced Saturday in a tweet that his resignation will be effective July 21.
The Loudoun County native said he “started this job with a message of party unity being the key to our success. I will end the job the same way.”
Whitbeck was elected in 2015 to serve the remaining term of former Virginia GOP Chairman Pat Mullins, according to the . Whitbeck also previously worked as the chairman of the 10th Congressional District Committee.