Chesterfield County, Virginia · Non-partisan · Volunteer-run
All data from county records, reports, and FOIA responses
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About the organization

A non-partisan, volunteer watchdog for how Chesterfield County spends its money.

Chesterfield Citizens for Responsible Government is a non-partisan, all-volunteer organization dedicated to transparency in county spending. We are not interested in your political views or party affiliation. We endorse no candidates, run no campaigns, and charge no membership dues.

Since our inception in March 2024, CCRG has gathered county spending data through public postings, direct requests to county offices, and formal FOIA filings when information was not voluntarily provided. We publish detailed reports, put the analysis in a public data dashboard, and take it directly to county management and every member of the Board of Supervisors.

Our mission is to reduce taxes and control spending in Chesterfield County by identifying wasteful spending and opportunities for greater efficiency — so that every taxpayer can see how public funds are allocated, and ask an informed question before the Board votes.

Scope
What we do
  • Analyse county spending, debt, and vendor payments from the county's own records.
  • File FOIA requests when information is not published voluntarily, and post what comes back.
  • Maintain a public data dashboard built entirely from primary sources.
  • Take findings to county management and the Board of Supervisors, on the record.
What we do not do
  • Endorse candidates, or coordinate with any party or campaign.
  • Allege illegality. We describe what the documents show and what the code requires.
  • Publish a figure we cannot trace to a document we hold.
  • Ask residents for money, or sell anyone's contact information.

We urge readers to pull the same records from the county and check our work. If you find a discrepancy, tell us and we will publish the correction.

Leadership Two principals · Volunteer bench

Doug Bradham

Principal

More than 60 years of global experience in fiscal management and supply chain oversight, backed by an engineering degree, an MBA, and professional supply chain certifications. Committed to disciplined spending and accountability to taxpayers.

Midlothian resident, 40+ years

Thomas Kierl

Principal

Over 35 years of Fortune 100 IT and business experience, working with Fortune 500 companies in IT management, cybersecurity, and mergers and acquisitions. A business degree with experience rooted in fiscal discipline, risk management, and accountability to stakeholders.

Midlothian resident, 33 years
The volunteer bench
A collaborative team, not a structured organization.

Our principals are supported by volunteers with experience in financial management, international consulting, project and process management, operations, government, supply chain, procurement, and engineering. Collectively we have worked for some of the largest companies in the world and for small entrepreneurial ventures. What we are good at is fact-finding and analysis.

Track record

What we have asked for, and what came back

We have raised these findings with county management and every member of the Board of Supervisors — by email, phone, in person, and in public testimony.

Mar 2024
CCRG formed by county residents
A grassroots group organised around fiscal accountability and budget transparency. Collection of county spending records begins.
Jul 2024
First findings presented to the Board
Presented 2 July 2024, then to every member of the Board of Supervisors, then to county administration in 2025.
2025
Public data dashboard launched
Built from the county's own data and public records, so residents can check every figure against its source.
Feb 2026
CEDA FY24–25 annual report analysis published
An independent read of the Economic Development Authority's own annual report, published alongside the source document.
To date
No action taken on any issue raised
For over two years, the county has taken no action on the findings we have brought to it. That is why this work is published for residents directly.
Funding and independence

Who pays for this work, and who does not

It is the first question a sceptical reader should ask, so we answer it before being asked. Membership is free and always will be. Nobody here draws a salary, and the research is done by volunteers on their own time.

Contributions are accepted but never required, and they cover only three things: records request fees charged by the county, hosting and data costs for this site and the dashboard, and printing for public meetings. We take no money from county vendors, developers with business before the Board, officeholders, candidates, or political committees — and if we ever did, it would be published here before it was spent.

VerifiedCCRG has no paid staff and no dues income. Contribution records available on request.
A contribution funds
  • Records request fees charged by the county
  • Hosting and data costs for the dashboard
  • Printing for public meetings
We accept nothing from
  • County vendors and contractors
  • Developers with business before the Board
  • Officeholders, candidates, and political committees