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BY MICHAEL MARTZ
Richmond Times-Dispatch
RICHMOND â The Virginia Senate censured Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, on Wednesday for conduct unbecoming of a senator, citing a history of public clashes that began with her berating a Virginia Capitol Police officer over a parking spot two years ago and culminated with her support for political rallies that preceded an assault on the U.S. Capitol three weeks ago that left five dead.
Chase, a self-styled political maverick who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, denounced the censure - the first by the Senate in 34 years - as a political hit job and vowed to sue the Senate for violating her constitutional right of free speech.
Virginia State Senator Censured After Praising Capitol Rioters As ‘Patriots’ RICHMOND, VA - FEBRUARY 20:
Virginia state Senator Amanda Chase(R-11) at work in the statehouse, on February, 20, 2019 in Richmond, VA.
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Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase (R) was censured by the state senate on Wednesday following incendiary actions that included praising the mob in the deadly insurrection of the Capitol earlier this month that left five dead as “patriots.”
Following lengthy debate, the rare censure resolution passed 24-9. Although the resolution to censure Chase who also made derogatory remarks toward the Virginia Capitol Police and the clerk of the Senate was entered by a Democratic state senator, it was backed by Republicans as well.