Join Facebook to connect with Steve Lynch and others you may know. Make men men again, lets go!, He then went on to say, Forget going onto these school boards with freakin data. Freedomworks candidate Steve Lynch calls for brownshirt tactics to take over school boards. Steve Novak may be reached at snovak@lehighvalleylive.com. Lynch later said his comments were not a call to violence and that he was unfamiliar with how school government functions in Pennsylvania. If anyone has a question about me, I would love to have a conversation with them.. Lynch then turned his threat into a call to arms to other dudes who apparently think might makes right is a valid legal argument. "No, that's neutralizing intimidation from the school board," he responded. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. According to the Morning Call, Lynch regularly posts conspiracy theory theories on social media, which often mimics Trumps rhetoric that pushes the Big Lie of a stolen election. Theyll have badges. Unofficial results had McClure winning the race with 37,985 votes to Lynchs 29,867 votes. Lynch has acknowledged being interviewed by the FBI about his attendance at the rally but denies partaking in any violence. McClure also identified warehouse proliferation as a threat to the quality of life within the region. Morning Call reporter Tom Shortell can be reached at 610-820-6168 or tshortell@mcall.com. Its just rhetoric, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said when asked whether he considered Lynchs statement threatening. Of course there is also a group of voters that actually like his brand of politics and rhetorical approaches, and enthusiastically backed him, Borick said. Lynch said he was contacted by parents in the Northampton Area School District about mask mandates the district had imposed. It made for a busy day in Bethlehem, where the Halloween parade ended just a few hours before trick or treating was to start. CORRECTION: Gloria Lee Snover, Mary Barket, Nancy Dienel, Craig DeFranco, John Brown and Linda Stubits presently represent the county on the State Committee. Snover said Friday she was unaware if the unannounced Republican candidates for executive were Trump supporters or more traditional Republicans. You have permission to edit this article. Thats just not how you do things, Lynch told The Morning Call. He announced his reelection campaign in December, running on a vow not to raise county taxes and his record of local support through the pandemic. Its telling that other Republicans performed better in Northampton County Council races. The Bethlehem Township Democrat is finishing his first term as executive and previously served a decade on County Council. This will all be investigated! Lynch added in a comment under the post. In a video clip making the rounds on social media, Lynch says he'd like to bring "20 strong men" to a school board meeting. I plan on giving a voice to people who are not OK with being told how they are going to live their lives. Steve Lynch lost his bid for Northampton County executive to Democratic incumbent Lamont McClure by about 8,000 of the roughly 67,000 total votes. And then after that we are going to replace them with nine parents and we are going to vote down the mask mandates that evening, that evening.". 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. Over the weekend, he called for a brute takeover of school boards, not by electoral means, but simply by brute force. And we know how that turned out, Lynch said. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Steve Lynch, the Republican candidate for Northampton County executive in Pennsylvania, on Sunday claimed that he would aggressively confront pro-mask school board members with "20 strong men" He added: This is how you get stuff done., Lynch told the audience of 200, 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. Men. As for allegations of electioneering, Lynch said a Gracedale administrator offered to talk with staff and residents who received a mailer showing Gracedale falling off a cliff, questioning whether that would happen for Democratic missives. Im going in with 20 strong men and Im gonna give them an option - they can leave or they can be removed. pic.twitter.com/A0M6SsOldI. One vote. Home of the Steve Lynch Trifecta These were the words Steven Lynch shouted during a rally in Harrisburg Sunday. I asked him in our 69 News studio, where Lynch agreed to have a sit-down interview. Over the weekend, he called for a brute takeover of school boards, not by electoral means, but simply by brute force. To those statements, McClure said Lynch should have apologized for Lynchs Gracedale mailer. One Nation, Under God, Indivisible With Liberty & Justice For All You go in to these school boards to remove them. We wanted to see through prudent fiscal management if we could reduce the real estate tax, McClure said. Breezy at times too.. Mostly cloudy with a shower possible late. The district previously had an optional mask requirement in place before the board voted to make face masks mandatory last week. Bethlehem and other Lehigh Valley towns that have traditionally held trick or treating on the last Friday of October instead of Halloween made the right decision this year by postponing the festivities. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 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. Among them was Northampton County Republican Committee Chair Lee Snover. The ensuing school board meeting was heated but not violent. During the campaign, Lynch alluded to forcefully overthrowing the Northampton Area School Board while generally coming across as a noxious candidate who dealt in conspiracy theories and did little to show he had even a basic understanding of how county government works. Giving them the research and the data. The county millage rate last went down in 1996 when then-County Executive Bill Brackbill signed a 1.5% tax cut into law. In todays hyper partisan political world if you have a D or R next to your name it assures you a significant share of the vote. But the Republican candidate for Northampton County executive says he stands by his speech made at a rally in Harrisburg Sunday where he said he was going to school boards to remove members. All rights reserved (About Us). Thank you. She expects a few people to drop out of the race this week, resulting in a field of 16-18. PRESS PHOTOS BY STEVE NAGY A crowd of 60-70 gathered Aug. 31 in Northampton to hear Steve Lynch. McClure won the mail-in votes in a landslide. In an interview with The Morning Call on Monday, Lynch claimed that he did not intend to threaten violence against school board members, but simply wanted to kick off a grassroots movement that would prompt changes in school boards. The sixth place finisher, Republican Nicole Romanishan, is only 15 votes behind Brown. He was in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, when supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying election results he has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Lots of voters likely selected Lynch simply because they vote straight Republican, Borick speculated. 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. 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 the pretext to muscle his way into removing existing school boards and replacing them with Koch-friendly puppets. Stephen Lynch is 44 years old today because Stephen's birthday is on 05/08/1978. Were going to pay attention, see what happens on Election Day, he said, expecting day-of reports from polling stations, though residents are also able to vote by mail. 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, Despite losing the race for Northampton County executive, Republican candidate Steve Lynch says Lions are now cirlcing (sic), and his followers wont appease the county executives willingness to allow corruption to continue.. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. Smell the coffee! Steve Lynch, Northampton, PA. 803 likes. Lynch said he was speaking up for them. ", Having worked the crowd into a froth, he put an exclamation point on it. At the end of Mrs. Justice Thomas' presentation, she lets them know Freedomworks will train any extremist org on how to fight those wars. McClure responded to those claims saying that the county is following its home rule charter, under which the election administrator reports to the county executive, though he couldnt speak to specific methods used before. I am trying to balance those interests with the tools the county has, he said. The incumbent may hope to sway voters on the fence by proposing the countys first tax cut in decades. Deputy sheriffs will be at the next several meetings to keep the peace. It's worth looking back at this video of Ginni Thomas and Cleta Mitchell instructing right wing extremists on how they plan to fight the culture wars. 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. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. He prefaced his remarks with an appeal to men. 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. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. He also said he believed Lynch was lying about the party mail being intercepted but that he has asked administrators to look into the matter if there is truth to it, McClure said, that person will be punished. Lynch backtracked Aug. 30, claiming his remarks were taken out of context and denying any intent to forcibly remove school directors. Though Joe Biden narrowly carried the county last year, Snover has attempted to mold the party after Trump who won it in 2016. Success! Thieves memorizing passcodes to cellphones so they can try to steal money, What the Tech? 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Lynch, who lives in Northampton Borough, was the Republican nominee for county executive in 2021, losing to Democratic incumbent Lamont McClure, who tallied 56% of the vote. Thats just not going to fly with most voters around here, as the unofficial results show. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. **Does not apply to Comments, YouTube or any other embedded service ads. Forget going into these school boards with freaking data. Lamont McClure, the Democratic incumbent, has held a persistent presence in county government for nearly 15 years. Lynch, a suspected domestic terrorist, is running for Northampton County executive. https://t.co/4hhhTYAI4U, It's interesting that nobody says "This isn't the GOP I know" anymore. 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. Tom Wolf and federal officials of closing churches and businesses but allowing rioters to burn American cities in protests over the summer. Republican Steve Lynch (right) gets his sound system prepared for a press conference at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth on Monday. McClure, of Bethlehem Township, is a former Northampton County council member and is wrapping up his first four-year term as county executive. 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 . The CRT craze was just the pretext to stir everything up, but tactics have now changed over to mask mandates since they can use the pandemic as an excuse to stir parents of young children up and make sure they endanger more lives. By partnering with willing property owners, the county can limit where future development can go while still allowing municipalities to plan future development, he said. Lynch has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Chris Borick, the director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion, agrees with McClure. Northampton County executive candidate speaks out after viral video on school mask mandates, Stormcenter - School / Business Application. The party out of power in Washington tends to do well in Northampton County. Whos ready for phase 2? Lynchs Democratic opponent, incumbent County Executive Lamont McClure, responded Monday evening to each point of Lynchs afternoon news conference. 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. Rudy Miller may be reached at rmiller@lehighvalleylive.com. . Why Are School Boards Putting More Guns In Schools? Unofficial results have a split of three Democrats and two Republicans winning the five seats on Northampton County Council. 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 . is a newswriter for TPM based in New York. She said a hostile work environment has spread staff far too thin to the point of exhaustion and created potentially dangerous conditions. I am invigorated to eviscerate the swamp creatures in our county and their evil deeds. https://t.co/liwSRbg8pE, When this rhetoric ends in tears & blood I hope someone holds him accountable https://t.co/titMU4LB4m, I believe that a Democracy where personal freedoms are valued, has both a RIGHT and an OBLIGATION to defend itself from those who would exploit those freedoms to institute fascism.Lets start with Steve Lynch here#MondayVibes https://t.co/cAiJR4KJXQ, Steve Lynch should be arrested for publicly inciting attacks against government officials & civilians. The Bethlehem Township attorney was a vocal critic of two administrations during a 10-year stint on county council before being elected executive in 2017. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. One person. Lynchs presence shows her goals arent just talk. Lynch, 42, said Friday that he does not believe Biden fairly won the 2020 presidential election and advocated for redoing the vote. It is not the governments authority to tell us how we are going to do things, he said. Charlie Dent, the Lehigh Valleys former congressional representative, participated in a call last week where more than 100 Republicans who oppose Trump debated whether they should form their own faction within the GOP or create a separate party. Steve Lynch put out a YouTube video the next day claiming he did not intend to incite . County Council: Five at-large seats, which are elected county-wide, will be decided. All 10 candidates held their own in a tight race. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. They had said that current staff are overwhelmed following resignations or dismissals. he yelled. Brand New App to watch all of WFMZ-TV News and Syndicated Programing 24/7 on your Streaming App enabled TV. Gods people are just beginning this march! You go into these school boards to remove them. to force an end to mask requirements in schools, is seeking election to the Republican State Committee from Northampton County. He earlier explained that his comments about bringing 20 strong men to school board meetings was not intended as a threat. 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. He also said he does not believe Joe Biden fairly won the 2020 presidential election. I think the public wants us to continue to walk a middle path, McClure said. Lynch demanded that men join him in removing pro-mask school board members who refuse to resign. Forget going into these school boards to remove them about his attendance at the rally but denies partaking any. To school board meeting was heated but not violent a froth, he said next claiming. 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