It’s one of those candidate claims just begging to be fact-checked: Pete Snyder, a Republican running for lieutenant governor of Virginia, holds himself out to be a “World Championship certified BBQ judge.”
I consulted Diane M. Hampton, executive vice president of the Memphis in May International Festival. She said the claim is not hogwash.
“Indeed Mr. Snyder is a certified World Championship Barbecue Judge having completed a 9 hour course offered by Memphis in May,” she said via email. “Learning about pork? Sounds like perfect training for a future politician.”