". . Mr. Morrissey — embroiled in a scandal involving sexual relations with a minor — appears undaunted. After resigning his seat in disgrace last month, Mr. Morrissey, a former Democrat, ran in the special election as an independent, handily beating challengers from both parties. He won nearly 43 percent of the vote on Tuesday, in a largely minority district that twists through various counties near Richmond.
He was sworn in late Wednesday morning, shortly before the State Legislature began its 2015 session. . . .
Mr. Morrissey, 57, pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor to avoid related felony charges after law enforcement officials accused him of having sex with the 17-year-old receptionist at his law firm and carrying nude pictures of her on his cellphone. . . .
The lawmaker — whose record has included being involved in a courthouse brawl and bringing an unloaded AK-47 assault rifle to the floor of the House of Delegates to make a point about gun control — denied the charges and said that the receptionist’s phone had been hacked by a spurned female suitor.. . . .
As part of his plea, Mr. Morrissey was sentenced to 12 months in jail with six months suspended and a work-release arrangement that allowed him to practice law and to run for office. With his curfew, though, he learned of his victory from the confines of Henrico County Jail East. He did not respond to an email on Wednesday.
Mr. Morrissey’s victory, said his law partner, Paul Goldman, a former chairman of the state Democratic Party, was secured by minority voters who had trust in the lawmaker and did not know the other candidates. “Joe was very well known for being attentive to the community,” Mr. Goldman said. “We all have issues with the other stuff, but when it comes down to a vote people want to know who is going to stand up for their interests.”
The system is not going to get better until voters get their heads out of their butts and stop voting for the person who seems to be the most effective vote-buyer in spite of the candidates obvious ethical and legal violations. Is this a problem in all districts or just in poor minority districts?
The system is not going to get better until voters get their heads out of their butts and stop voting for the person who seems to be the most effective vote-buyer in spite of the candidates obvious ethical and legal violations. Is this a problem in all districts or just in poor minority districts?
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