Wexton Campaign Ad Back-Up Ad Content Narrator: A woman assaulted at night by the reservoir; another by an intruder who forces his way in through her bedroom window. And for so many, traumatized again by facing the criminal in court. Wexton: I’m Jennifer Wexton, and as a prosecutor I put violent offenders in prison.

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As A Loudoun County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Wexton Put Violent Offenders In Prison Wexton Prosecuted “Thousands Of Cases,” Including “Criminals Who Committed Domestic Violence Or Sexual Offenses.” According to Wexton’s campaign website, “From 2001 to 2005, Jennifer served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Loudoun County, prosecuting felony and misdemeanor criminal and traffic cases in all of the Loudoun Courts. She successfully prosecuted thousands of cases and conducted hundreds of trials, including the prosecution of criminals who committed domestic violence or sexual offenses.” [Wexton Campaign Website, accessed 1/5/13] Wexton Successfully Prosecuted “Admitted Drug Dealer Tyrone Smith” For The Murder Of Client John G. Zimmerman. The Washington Post reported, “Admitted drug dealer Tyrone Smith was angry when he left John G. Zimmerman's Leesburg apartment one night in March 2003, Loudoun County prosecutors said. Zimmerman, who thought Smith sold him low-quality cocaine, had just pulled a knife on Smith and cut his face. So Smith went to the parking lot, pulled out his gun from underneath his car seat, rolled down the window and fired into Zimmerman's second-floor apartment, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jennifer Wexton told a jury…during her opening statement in Smith’s trial on a murder charge. ‘He took aim and fired four shots into the window,’ Wexton said. She said Smith then turned to his girlfriend, who was driving, and said, ‘I hope I hit him.’” The Post later reported that Smith “was sentenced to 45 years in prison” after being “convicted of second-degree murder.” [Washington Post, 5/20/04; Washington Post, 3/6/05] Wexton Successfully Prosecuted Clara Jane Schwartz For “Orchestrating The Murder Of Her Father.” The Washington Post reported, “Clara Jane Schwartz was convicted…of orchestrating the murder of her father, biophysicist Robert M. Schwartz, who was stabbed to death last December in his Leesburg home. The Loudoun County Circuit Court jury recommended that Clara Schwartz, 20, spend 48 years in prison. After five days of testimony, the jurors deliberated about four hours before finding her guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and two counts of solicitation to commit murder. Three of her friends, said to share her fascination with the occult, are also charged in his death and awaiting trial. […] Clara Schwartz did not testify at her trial. Her attorneys portrayed her as a troubled young woman who constructed an elaborate fantasy world that her friends – including Kyle Hulbert, whose signed confession in the murder was read to the jury – twisted and misinterpreted. […] In closing arguments, prosecutors said Schwartz knew about Hulbert's plan and helped him carry it out – They had said she had sent him a $60 check through overnight delivery and told him to buy gloves and a ‘do-rag’ so he wouldn't leave behind hair or fingerprints as evidence. ‘She knew how to murder

and get away with it – or at least she thought she did,’ Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jennifer Wexton said. Wexton pointed out a document found in Clara Schwartz's dorm room and dated Dec. 8. In it, Clara Schwartz wrote in code – listing the secret names for her and the three others and asking ‘High Chaos’ to bestow ‘honor upon them. True honor upon their souls.’ Wexton offered her translation for the jury: ‘“Thanks, guys, for killing my dad” – that's what that document said.’” [Washington Post, 10/16/02] Wexton: In the Virginia Senate, I’ll fight just as hard against Tea Party Republicans who would take away a woman’s healthcare and her right to choose, even in cases of rape and incest. On Election Day, help me stand up for her.

Tea Party Republicans Want To Take Away A Woman’s Right To Choose, Even In Cases Of Rape & Incest The Washington Post Said Ken Cuccinelli Was “A Tea Party Hero For His Opposition To Abortion.” The Washington Post reported, “Saslaw promotes the next governor primarily in terms of what he is not: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, the Republican in the governor's race, a tea party hero for his opposition to abortion, a university climate scientist and Obamacare.” [Washington Post, 11/6/13] Ken Cuccinelli & John Whitbeck Both Identify As Tea Party Republicans. On his Facebook profile, Whitbeck says that he is part of the “Northern Virginia Tea Party.” He also says that he likes the Tea Party Patriots and numerous local Tea Party Groups. According to Time Magazine, George Mason public policy professor Mark Rozell said that Ken Cuccinelli was “Tea Party before anybody came up with the idea.” [Whitbeck Facebook Page; Time Magazine, 12/27/10] 

Tea Party Republicans Ken Cuccinelli & John Whitbeck Both Oppose Abortion, Even In Cases Of Rape & Incest. According to PolitiFact, Ken Cuccinelli opposes abortion in the cases of rape and incest. They reported that the “one rare exception” he makes is “Allowing abortion when a mother’s life is endangered by the pregnancy.” John Whitbeck expressed an even more restrictive view in a speech before a group of Republicans in 2011, saying, “I am pro-life. Period. That means no exceptions.” [PolitiFact, 9/17/13; YouTube, Republican Primary Convention, Uploaded 7/23/11]