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.