Newly Empowered Virginia Democrats Nominate The State's First Black House Speaker, Don Scott.
Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history, Del. Don Scott.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after
the chamber’s incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Don Scott to serve in the post.
Scott was unanimously elected speaker-designee by the House Democratic Caucus, the group said in a news release. The full House of Delegates will vote to officially confirm him on the first day of the 2024 legislative session.
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Virginia voters sent a resounding message on Tuesday that they wanted a Commonwealth that moved forward and that is exactly what I intend to do as your next Speaker,” Scott said in a statement.
Neener Neener Racist Asshole Bigots. The State that gave birth the Traitor Robert E. Lee now has an African-American Speaker of the House. I am fucking loving it.