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RICHMOND – Democrats in the House of Representatives ousted Del Eileen Filler-Korn as party leader at a closed-door meeting at the state’s Capitol Wednesday, ousting a former House spokesman who sparked criticism after the party lost control of the election hall. November.
A handful of relatively new state delegates staged a revolt against Filler-Corn (Fairfax), led by Dell. Don L. Scott Jr. (Portsmouth), who was trying to replace her as a minority leader. Democrats voted to remove her in private.
But Democrats rejected Scott’s call for immediate elections to replace her, Del said after the meeting. Mark D. Sickles (D-Fairfax), adding that they want to give time to other people who may be interested in the job.
Filler-Corn made a statement minutes after the match ended.
“I thank the people of Virginia and my colleagues in the House of Delegates for allowing me to serve as the first woman and the first person of the Jewish faith to serve as a speaker in the 403-year history of our British community – truly the honor of my life. “I was proud of everything we have achieved since we took over the majority in 2019, and I was ready to rise again as a minority leader to regain that majority. Our group consists of 48 talented and different personalities and I look forward to working with them to regain the majority. “
Caucasus President Charniel L. Herring (Alexandria) survived the vote on whether to remove her, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the procedure, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal discussions.
Democrats in the House of Representatives said the decision to postpone the election of a new leader came with some debate.
“The argument to do it right away is that it’s stupid to walk around without a head, isn’t it?” Well, the argument for taking longer is to give anyone who really wants to think about it, “Dell said. Marcus B. Simon (D-Fairfax).
Herring seemed to act as the group’s voice during the debate.
As the Assembly is in an ongoing special session while waiting for a budget to vote, Democrats will have many opportunities to meet again and vote for a new leader, Simon said – perhaps in a budget session, he added, or even over the weekend.
Although there were some raised votes at the closed group meeting, Simon said the overall tone was positive.
“We are a great big happy family and like all kinds of families, sometimes the conversations at the dinner table can get noisy,” he said.
“Most of that conversation was respectful and it was really well done,” Dell added. Alfonso H. Lopez (D-Arlington).
Scott declined to comment as he walked around the back of the room during a session lull. Filler-Korn also objected, except for the statement he made shortly after the vote.
The drama with the leadership took place on a day when the General Assembly convened for its annual veto session to consider the vetoes and amendments that Governor Glenn Youngkin (right) made to bills passed this year by the divided General Assembly. Youngkin’s victory last fall in a seemingly solid blue state has led to some pointing fingers at Democrats, who have also seen their two-year majority in the House slip away.
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