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Sen. Amanda Chase

May 13, 2021

Federal judge throws out Chase lawsuit against state Senate

A federal judge tossed out state Sen. Amanda Chase‘s civil rights lawsuit against the Virginia State Senate, in which she attempted to get her January censure removed from the public record. Judge Robert E. Payne of the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia ruled Thursday that the legislative body and Senate Clerk […]

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Mar 22, 2021

Facebook removes Amanda Chase’s Senate page

Facebook appears to have permanently removed State Sen. Amanda Chase‘s official state Senate page, according to email communications provided by the campaign. After multiple unsuccessful attempts by her campaign to get her public page reinstated as recently as last week, Chase, R-Chesterfield, said Sunday that she is considering a national class action lawsuit against the […]

Feb 24, 2021

Va. GOP to hold May 8 “drive-in” convention, possibly in Lynchburg

After months of discussion and indecision, the Republican Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee elected Tuesday night to hold a May 8 “drive-in” convention — possibly around Liberty University in Lynchburg — to choose its 2021 statewide nominees for governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor. The state GOP committee conducted a three-hour, occasionally contentio[...]

Feb 19, 2021

Court upholds state GOP’s May convention plan

The Republican Party of Virginia is clear to move forward with its plans for a May 1 convention, after a Richmond Circuit Court judge on Friday tossed out a lawsuit filed by state Sen. Amanda Chase to force the party to hold a primary election to choose its candidates for governor, attorney general and lieutenant […]

Feb 19, 2021

Chase, McAuliffe lead gubernatorial races, Wason Center poll finds

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, lead the packs in pursuit of their parties’ gubernatorial nominations, according to a poll released Friday by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University. McAuliffe, who has outraised other Democrats in campaign funds, leads the field with 26% of the vote […]

Feb 18, 2021

State GOP seeks dismissal of Chase lawsuit

The Republican Party of Virginia is asking the Richmond Circuit Court to toss out a lawsuit by state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, that seeks to force the party to hold a primary election instead of a nominating convention. In papers filed this week by Washington, D.C., attorney Lee Goodman, the Republican Party of Virginia filed […]

Feb 15, 2021

Va. State Senate seeks dismissal of Chase civil rights suit

In a response to state Sen. Amanda Chase‘s lawsuit claiming her civil rights were violated by her political censure last month, attorneys representing the Virginia State Senate and its clerk filed documents Monday seeking the suit’s dismissal under sovereign and legislative immunity protection of the defendants. Chase’s attorney, Tim Anderson of Virginia Beach, filed suit [&helli[...]

Feb 9, 2021

Chase sues Virginia GOP to halt nominating convention

Claiming that the Republican Party of Virginia has “held the process hostage,” state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, a GOP gubernatorial hopeful, has filed suit against the state GOP over its decision to hold a convention in May instead of a primary to select its 2021 candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Chase’s attorney, […]

Feb 1, 2021

Chase sues Senate over censure, claims civil rights violation

A week after being censured by the state Senate, Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield County, is suing the legislative body and its clerk for violating Chase’s civil rights, including her First Amendment right to freedom of speech, she announced Monday. Virginia Beach attorney Tim Anderson said Monday he has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chase […]

Jan 27, 2021

Chase censured for ‘conduct unbecoming of a senator’ in bipartisan vote

With the support of Republicans and Democrats, the Virginia State Senate on Wednesday censured Sen. Amanda Chase, R- Chesterfield County, for “failure to uphold her oath of office, misuse of office and conduct unbecoming of a senator” based on a laundry list of controversies extending over the past two years. In a 24-9 vote, with […]

Jan 26, 2021

‘Pattern of unacceptable conduct’: Focus of Chase censure changes

A newly reworded resolution to censure state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield County, seeks to place the ardent Trump supporter and gubernatorial hopeful last in seniority “for failure to uphold her oath of office, misuse of office and conduct unbecoming of a senator.” It no longer seeks censure “for fomenting insurrection,” as a previous version read. […]

Jan 22, 2021

Chase apologizes to Va. Senate ‘if I offended any one of you’; censure still in play

Updated Jan. 24 In a bid to avoid becoming the first state senator censured since 1986, state Sen. Amanda Chase on Friday apologized to her Senate colleagues, saying she was sorry “if I offended any one of you.” Her words were not enough to avoid censure, the chief patron of the censure resolution said in […]

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