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By: The Associated Press
and last updated 2021-01-27 16:58:07-05
RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved a measure rebuking one of its most far-right members for a âpattern of unacceptable conduct, including an allegation that she voiced support for those who participated in storming the U.S. Capitol.
On a vote of 24-9, the Democrat-controlled chamber advanced a resolution censuring Amanda Chase, a senator from suburban Richmond who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor.
The vote followed a long debate that featured scathing rebukes from Chase s colleagues on both sides of the political aisle. She launched into a series of personal and professional attacks on some of her fellow senators, noting that some of them have had their own behavioral and legal troubles in the past. She also threatened to file a lawsuit if they voted in favor of the censure.
Virginia State Senator dies of COVID-19 complications
Numerous Republican lawmakers have contracted COVID-19
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin (R) has died due to complications from COVID-19, his office announced on Friday. Chafin, 60, represented the state’s 38th district for the past six years.
Sen. Ben Chafin (via social media)
Gov.
Ralph Northam (D) and the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus confirmed Chafin’s death.
“The family of Senator Chafin thank the VCU Medical Center in Richmond for its vigorous care and heartfelt support during his two weeks of medical services there,” Chafin’s office said in a statement according to
Northam, who has reportedly ordered the state flag to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of Chafin’s interment wrote in a statement, “Southwest Virginia has lost a strong advocate and we have all lost a good man.”