CHARLESTON â The West Virginia Speaker of the House called a fellow Republican lawmaker an âembarrassmentâ after the state delegate posted a sexually explicit video to social media. State Del. Joe Jeffries was stripped of a committee assignment Friday after the social media posting, according to a statement from House Speaker Roger Hanshaw. âI believe Joe Jeffries is an embarrassment not just to the House of Delegates, but to the entire state,â Hanshaw said Friday. âHe has shown us more than once that he does not respect the office he was elected to serve.â Hanshaw said he would strip Jeffries of his vice chairman position on a committee.