Meet "Real" Democrat Jeremy McPike supported by Establishment Democrats (including Bloomberg)

But first let me tell you a little bit about the whistle blower Andrew Lewis:

As the project manager on one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken by the city of Alexandria, Lewis was responsible for “watching the dollars." Building a high-tech police headquarters, estimated to cost roughly $80 million plus another $20 million for furnishings, required the oversight of a skilled and experienced project manager, and Lewis was handpicked by top city officials to lead the project.

The Howard University-educated architect was a diligent project manager who worked to ensure that this massive project came in on time and on budget and he excelled at this role, receiving several sterling performance reviews and even a pay raise.

However, things began to change after "Director of General Services" Jeremy McPike got involved. Jeremy McPike, as a top government bureaucrat in Alexandria's "Department of General Services," was ultimately responsible for oversight of the project. As McPike took the reins, Lewis started to notice that Whiting-Turner, the contractor, began submitting suspect invoices for materials stored off-site which hadn’t been verified to actually exist. They started to bill extra for work that should have been covered by the original contract.

McPike became actively involved in approving these invoices for phantom materials—totaling over $2 million.

Refusing to sign his name to fraudulent activity, Lewis made his suspicions known to his superiors.

McPike was enraged that Lewis had gone “above his head” to report this suspicious activity. He became personally abusive and began to maneuver to get Lewis to resign his position with the city.

During the recent Circuit Court proceedings, evidence was introduced that clearly showed that, on numerous occasions, McPike attempted to intimidate and force Lewis to sign off on improper invoices from a contractor the government employee McPike favored. The trial detailed how McPike verbally abused and threatened Lewis with termination.

To Henry Lewis’ credit, a jury found that Lewis had been wrongfully terminated under anti-retaliation provisions of the Virginia Fraud against Taxpayers Act..

https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2013/8/17/local-government-graft-corruption-and-retaliation-in-democrat-run-virginia/

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McPike went on to be elected to the Virginia State Senate. During the campaign, he benefited from a late $2 million ad by from Everytown for Gun, Safety, a group led by Michael Bloomberg.