US EditionDemocratic Candidate Steps Forward to Replace Vermont Sen. Sam Douglass
Samuel Douglass resigned after racist and antisemitic messages surfaced in a Telegram chat, prompting public backlash and threats against his family, officials said.
- On Monday, Vermont state Senator Samuel Douglass resigned in Montpelier after being exposed for participating in a racist Young Republicans group chat less than a week earlier.
- An investigative report by Politico found racist and antisemitic remarks in a private Telegram Young Republicans chat spanning more than seven months involving affiliates in multiple states.
- Apologizing on Friday, Douglass cited threats to his wife and family as a reason for leaving office and said he reached out to Jewish and BIPOC friends and colleagues.
- Orleans County GOP will now forward names to Gov. Phil Scott, who may appoint a replacement without a deadline, and the appointee will not alter the Vermont legislature's balance.
- Vermont's top Republican leaders, including Gov. Phil Scott, quickly called for Douglass to resign, and Gaston Bathalon announced Monday he will run for the Orleans District Senate seat, saying `To me, that's the lesson in all of this,` Bathalon said.
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Vermont Republican Legislator Resigns over Racist and Antisemitic Group Chat
Vermont state Senator Republican Samuel Douglass announced his resignation after it was revealed that he was involved in the exchange of racist and antisemitic messages with other Young Republican leaders. Douglass was the only elected official in the chat. Last Friday, the New York GOP officials voted to suspend its Young Republican chapter. In one message, the chair of the New York State Young Republicans, Peter Giunta, wrote, “I love Hitler.”
The Billings Gazette
Vermont state senator quits over group chat
A Vermont state senator who took part in a Young Republicans group chat on Telegram in which members made racist comments and joked about rape and gas chambers has resigned.
Vermont state senator formally resigns following group chat controversy
Vermont state Senator Samuel Douglass on Monday officially stepped down from office less than a week after he was exposed for participating in a racist group chat with other young Republicans
Sam Douglass, Vermont politician, resigns after Young Republicans group chat leak
A Vermont state senator who took part in a Young Republicans group chat on Telegram in which members made racist comments and joked about rape and gas chambers has resigned.
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