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The Rundown
Joe Morrissey responds in depth to the censure that passed in a large majority from the Richmond City Democratic Committee Thursday night.
An audio interview with Prince William Supervisor Yesli Vega, a Republican seeking the nomination to run against Rep. Abigail Spanberger this year.
Republicans advance legislation out of the House looking to roll back some of the voting access changes that Democrats enacted during the last two years.
The Richmond City Democratic Committee voted to censure state Sen. Joe Morrissey
The Richmond City Democratic Committee (RCDC) voted Thursday night to censure state Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond) for comments he made towards the president of Petersburg’s NAACP chapter. Petersburg in its entirety is included in Morrissey’s Senate district.
“I was very upset to read, and then hear, Sen. Morrissey’s appalling and repeated threats of violence against a constituent, Mr. Jefferson,” said Jimmie Lee Jarvis, the member of RCDC that made the motion to censure Morrissey Thursday night.
The incident in question happened earlier this week in the Pocahontas building between Petersburg’s NAACP President Lafayette Jefferson and Morrissey.
Morrissey brought up an old post from Jefferson where he compared the senator to Thomas Jefferson and his wife to Sally Hemmings. Morrissey confirmed to the Richmond Times-Dispatch that he threatened to rip Jefferson’s heart out during the exchange.
“There was no question in my mind that the RCDC would not tolerate that behavior from a lay member and I’m glad that the body voted overwhelmingly to make it clear we won’t tolerate it from a senator, either,” Jarvis said.
Morrissey went in-depth with his response to the censure Thursday night.
