Judge Vickers Cunningham (Photo: Facebook)
A GOP candidate in a Republican Primary yesterday lost his bid to be the next Dallas county commissioner. Judge Vickers ‘Vic’ Cunningham lost by just 25 votes to Republican opponent JJ Koch, reports Dallas Morning News.
His loss comes just four days after the newspaper revealed that Cunningham had set up a living trust for his kids.
The catch? They get the trust money if they marry straight, white Christians.
Judge Cunningham has two children with his wife, Donna: Susan, a licensed attorney, and Vic Jr., a law student at South Texas School of Law. The family appear on some of the judge’s social media postings (see below).
News of the trust fund came was brought to the attention of the newspaper by none other than Cunningham’s estranged brother. Younger brother Bill Cunningham is gay and has an African American husband.
Asked about the existence of the trust fund for his kids, and its stipulations, the judge admitted in a statement it was true – but denied being a bigot.
‘I have never, and will never discriminate against anyone’
He said his views on race had evolved since the trust was set up in 2010.
‘This trust was set-up during a time of concerned feelings about my brother Bill’s gay lifestyle … My views on interracial marriage have evolved since I set-up the irrevocable trust in 2010, and today I would absolutely remove those conditions if I legally could.’
In his statement, he denied allegations of using the N-word, and said: ‘I have never, and will never discriminate against anyone based upon race, religion, color, creed, or sexual orientation.’
However, he doesn’t backtrack on wanting his children to marry people of the opposite sex.
‘I strongly support traditional family values,’ the judge told The Morning News. ‘If you marry a person of the opposite sex that’s Caucasian, that’s Christian, they will get a distribution.’
Cunningham could still demand recount
In yesterday Republican Primary for Dallas County commissioner (District 2), Cunningham was beaten by just 25 votes for local attorney JJ Koch. Given the closeness of the vote, Cunningham could demand a recount. He has yet to announce whether he intends to do so or issued any statement conceding defeat.
Koch said the race had been close and suggested the controversy over Cunningham’s living trust had soured the race.
‘That was totally bonkers,’ Koch told Dallas Morning News. ‘To say that this race was contentious is an understatement. To say that the last four days were bad for the Republican party is an understatement.’
GSN has approached Cunningham for comment.
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