Rep. Edward L. Schrock (R-Va.), who did not seek re-election after accused of hypocrisy for his stands against gays, has been hired by U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) as “the top staff person for one of the subcommittees of the Government Reform Committee, which Davis chairs and Schrock has served on.” Regarding the charges, which Schrock never admitted to, that he solicited sex from gay men while voting and campaigning against gay rights, Davis said,
“A, I don’t care. B, What my employees do in their private lives is not my concern….Professionally, the taxpayers will get their money out of Ed Schrock. We don’t have any hiring discrimination on this committee.”
Good for Davis, if he doesn’t care that Schrock may be gay; not so good if he doesn’t care about hypocrisy.
In one of his final votes this fall, Schrock voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that would prohibit gay marriage.
Michael Rogers, a gay activist who publicized the allegations about Schrock, called the vote hypocritical. But the conservative Christian Coalition praised Schrock for standing by his political principles despite alleged turmoil in his private life.