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West Virginia Republican who resigned over anti-gay comments has been re-elected John Mandt Jr. was criticized for attacking fellow Republican lawmakers who supported an LGBTQ rights bill 4SHARES John Mandt, Jr. – Photo: Facebook. A West Virginia Republican lawmaker who resigned in the middle of his re-election campaign after receiving backlash for discriminatory remarks and disparaging comments he made about gay people and Muslims was re-elected to his seat and will return to the legislature next year. John Mandt Jr. (R-Cabell Co.) ended up winning the third of three delegate slots in the ...

“I’m looking forward to continuing my hard work in the legislature and along with my colleagues.” A similarly squeaky approach will no doubt be deployed by Mandt’s fellow Republican officials, buoyed by a stronger statehouse majority thanks to West Virginia’s unfettered allegiance to Donald Trump. For the withered Democratic officeholders, especially openly LGBT+ members of the state legislature, a sense of unease and fear. “It hurts,” said delegate Cody Thompson, “I work with these people. “In general, I’m very proud of a lot of things we can work together on for the bett...