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Feb 8, 2021 CHARLESTON (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in West Virginia who resigned after posting an anti-gay slur but then was re-elected is drawing fresh criticism for an extended online diatribe opposing protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. House Delegate John Mandt said in a now-deleted Facebook post last week that he opposed the proposal known as the Fairness Act. “Oftentimes evil cloaks itself in pleasant sounding terms, and that is exactly...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in West Virginia who resigned after...

W.Va. lawmaker who resigned over slurs returns to statehouse by Cuneyt Dil, The Associated Press Posted Feb 3, 2021 4:50 pm EDT Last Updated Feb 3, 2021 at 4:58 pm EDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Republican lawmaker in West Virginia who resigned after posting an anti-gay slur is set to elude political consequences now that he has won back his seat in the Statehouse. John Mandt stepped down as a House delegate in the heat of his reelection campaign last October after screenshots emerged of him using...

Unfortunately, Americans have many reasons not to trust their national institutions and little to believe in. I’ve commented throughout the 2020 election process that the re-election of President Donald Trump was not a life or death proposition to me. Unlike some, I’ve managed to be critical of this Republican president when it was appropriate. His constant bickering with political enemies was — and is — not presidential. Many of his legendary tweets should never have been w...

A Republican lawmaker who won re-election despite making shockingly homophobic comments has sought to defend his conduct. John Mandt Jr had initially resigned from the Virginia House of Delegates in October after his profane outbursts in a private Facebook group chat surfaced. In the messages, Mandt disparaged “sponsors of a queer bill” in reference to an anti-discrimination measure, and wrote: “Silly faggots, dicks are for chicks!” Despite Mandt’s remarks, his resignation, and his un...

West Virginia Republican who resigned over anti-gay comments has been re-elected John Mandt Jr. was criticized for attacking fellow Republican lawmakers who supported an LGBTQ rights bill 4SHARES John Mandt, Jr. – Photo: Facebook. A West Virginia Republican lawmaker who resigned in the middle of his re-election campaign after receiving backlash for discriminatory remarks and disparaging comments he made about gay people and Muslims was re-elected to his seat and will return to the legislature...

“I’m looking forward to continuing my hard work in the legislature and along with my colleagues.” A similarly squeaky approach will no doubt be deployed by Mandt’s fellow Republican officials, buoyed by a stronger statehouse majority thanks to West Virginia’s unfettered allegiance to Donald Trump. For the withered Democratic officeholders, especially openly LGBT+ members of the state legislature, a sense of unease and fear. “It hurts,” said delegate Cody Thompson, “I work with t...