Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase (R) is leading the Republican field for governor in the commonwealth, according to a poll from Christopher Newport University released on Friday.
Seventeen percent of registered Virginia GOP voters said they supported Chase, while 10 percent said they backed former Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox (R). Another 6 percent said they supported tech businessman Pete Snyder. However, 55 percent said they were still undecided on who to support in the Republican field.
Chase, an ardent supporter of President Trump
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The state senator raised eyebrows last year when she went mask-free during the General Assembly's special session week in August. She was later photographed sitting in a plexiglass box at the meeting. Images of her behind the glass were included in a New York Times article on Friday, in which she was quoted referring to the box as her "square of freedom."