she exhibited conduct unbecoming of a Senator during her terms in office by displaying a disregard for civility with colleagues, making false and misleading statements both in committee and on the Senate floor, and displaying a disregard for the significance of her duty to the citizens of the Commonwealth.
1. CHASE WAS INVITED TO ATTEND A PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE CENSURE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED AND DISCUSSED IN DEPTH.
2. CHASE CHOSE NOT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, THUS THE CENSURE MOVED FORWARD.
Chase’s loose grip on the truth, lack of respect for her colleagues and the institution and a pattern of inflammatory behavior led to the censure “The need to protect the honor of this body is what compelled me to proceed,” said Sen. John Bell, D-Loudoun, who sponsored the resolution censuring Chase.
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