Virginia Senate Votes to Censure Amanda Chase State Sen. Amanda Chase was in attendance at an extremist rally organized by self-styled "boogaloo boys" last summer, where organizers chanted anti-police and anti-government slogans. (Photo: Coleman Jennings/VPM News) Virginia’s Senate voted on Wednesday to censure Republican state Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian) for exhibiting “conduct unbecoming of a Senator,” dealing a rare but toothless rebuke to the GOP gubernatorial candidate. Chase personally attacked several senators during her response to the censure, accusing them of “double standards” and vowing legal action. The 24-9 bipartisan vote for censure followed Chase’s speaking appearance at a Jan. 6 rally that ultimately led to the storming of the U.S. Capitol. Chase later referred to people who stormed the Capitol as “patriots” in a fundraising email and Facebook post. Three Republicans -- Sen. Tommy Norment (R-James City), Sen. Jill Vogel (R-Fauquier) and Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) -- joined all 21 Democrats in voting to censure Chase.