He will get reelected, he is a gun grabber. Not required to register as a sex offender or charged with disseminating child p0rn.
A Virginia state lawmaker who recently entered a plea in connection with accusations that he had an improper sexual relationship with a teenager said Thursday he will let the voters decide whether he should stay or go.
Democratic Del. Joseph D. Morrissey announced that he has submitted his resignation but said he plans to run for the same seat in a special election set for Jan 13.
“It is the voters and not political pundits and not partisan caucuses that should decide who serves in office,” Morrissey said at a news conference in his Capitol office.
Morrissey’s decision to run for re-election surprised many, including Republican House Speaker William J. Howell, who called the move “deceitful, selfish and disrespectful.”[…]
He was sentenced to 12 months in jail with six suspended but will ultimately serve three months, according to one of his attorneys. Morrissey is in a work-release program that allowed him to work as a legislator and lawyer by day while spending nights in a Henrico County jail.[…]
According to prosecutors, Morrissey and a 17-year-old girl, who worked for him as a receptionist, had sex multiple times at his law office in August 2013 and texted their friends about it. Morrissey, 57, also procured a nude photo of the teen “to help him fantasize about their next encounter,” according to special prosecutor William Neely, and sent the picture to a friend.