Virginia county GOP censures Rep. Denver Riggleman for officiating gay wedding
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Denver Riggleman – Photo: U.S. Congress.
A Republican county committee in Virginia has unanimously passed a resolution censuring U.S. Rep. Denver Riggleman, claiming he betrayed the party’s values by officiating a gay wedding.
In the censure resolution, posted to the Appomattox County Republican Committee Facebook page, the party accused Riggleman of “betraying and disregarding the concerns of many conservative and Christian voters” in the district by participating in the same-sex wedding ceremony and claiming that same-sex marriage “goes against the values and principles of the Republican Party.”