GOP operative paid $140K for McAuliffe consulting

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A longtime GOP operative who Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently appointed to the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control board was paid $140,000 for consulting on McAuliffe’s campaign last year, records show.

Boyd Marcus shocked Virginia’s political class last year by endorsing McAuliffe. The governor’s recent appointment of Marcus to a $130,000-a-year job has angered Republican lawmakers, who view Marcus as a party traitor and have suggested the appointment was a political payoff. The governor has denied those suggestions.