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CHARLESTON Melody Potter, the first woman to lead the West Virginia Republican Party into legislative supermajorities, the re-election of the Democrat-turned-Republican governor, and an all-Republican Board of Public Works, resigned Monday evening.
“I am resigning my position as Chairwoman of the West Virginia Republican Party, effective immediately,” Potter wrote in a letter to members of the West Virginia Republican Executive Committee on Monday evening. “I am sorry that I have not been able to notify you before now.”
Potter cited the health of her parents as the reason for stepping down from party leadership.
“Now, the time has come, that I must focus my attention on my family,” Potter wrote. “Both of my parents had strokes last year within six months of each other and they require care 24/7. Our family is working together to care for them.”
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS Staff Reporter CHARLESTON Melody Potter, the first woman to lead the West Virginia Republican into legislative supermajorities, the
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WASHINGTON - A West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself and supporters of President Donald Trumpstorming into the U.S. Capitol is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation as federal prosecutors step up their pursuit of violent perpetrators.
State Del. Derrick Evans was among lawmakers from at least seven states who traveled to Washington, D.C., for demonstrations rooted in the baseless conspiracy theory that Democrat Joe Biden stole the presidential election. Wearing a helmet, Evans ultimately joined a screaming mob as it pushed its way into the Capitol building, and livestreamed himself joyfully strolling inside.