In this Aug. 18, 2020 file photo, Virginia State Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, arrives in the temporary Senate chambers at the Science Museum of Virginia prior to the start of the Senate session at the facility in Richmond, Va. (AP . more > By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times - Friday, January 8, 2021
Virginia Senate Democrats are demanding Republican gubernatorial hopeful Sen. Amanda Chase resign for participating in the march to the U.S. Capitol, where a mob stormed the building.
“As we all watched in shock and disbelief at the insurrection in Washington, D.C., Sen. and gubernatorial candidate Amanda Chase was horrifyingly empowering a failed coup d’état,” the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus said in a statement Friday. “For someone who defends herself and the insurrectionists she calls ‘patriots’ with the Constitution, she either willfully or unwi
Virginia Senate Democrats call for Sen. Amanda Chaseâs resignation
Facebook suspends Sen. Chaseâs Facebook account Amanda Chase (Source: NBC12) By Adrianna Hargrove | January 8, 2021 at 12:01 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 11:32 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Itâs not just the president who is being banned on social media. One of his staunchest supporters - a Virginia state senator - is speaking out because she is being suspended from Facebook.
Senator Amanda Chase is dismissing calls for her resignation after she attended the pro-Trump rally Wednesday that preceded the chaos at the nationâs Capitol building.
Facebook continues to restrict free speech. Because what I have to say does not fit their narrative my Senator Amanda Chase page has been silenced for 60 days. We no longer have free speech here in America.Posted by Amanda Freeman Chase on Friday, January 8, 2021
Virginia State Senator Who Attended D.C. Protest Asked To Resign
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Amanda Chase, a Republican state senator and gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, has been asked to resign by some of her colleagues after attending a pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol that ultimately turned violent and deadly.
Chase attended the Stop the Steal rally for President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on Wednesday afternoon, but said she left before rioters violently stormed the Capitol building.
However, she has since praised those who participated in the riot, and has suggested without evidence that outside agitators posing as Trump supporters may have been responsible for the violence.
Q&A: Sen. Favola discusses importance of health care policy Shawna De La Rosa | Dec 21, 2020
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Senator Barbara Favola represents Virginia’s 31st district, which includes parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties and a portion of Loudoun County. She was elected in 2011 and is a whip in the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus and chairs the Virginia Senate’s Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee. She also chairs the Senate Women’s Health Care Caucus, and is a member and former chair of Virginia’s Commission on Youth.
Shawna De La Rosa: Tell me why health care policy interests you.
Sen. Favola: “My background is in health care policy. I was a federal employee and served in the Arlington County government to improve the human service safety net and mental health service. I was involved in smart growth, which impacts the environment and health.