Former Vermont state Sen. Samuel Douglass and his wife Brianna have resigned from the state’s chapter of the Young Republican National Federation. Their departure was announced by the organization’s chairwoman, Chelsea Magwire, on the group’s website. It follows Samuel Douglass’s resignation from his Vermont Senate seat earlier this month. Gov. Phil Scott and the Vermont GOP called for him to vacate his position.Both Samuel and Brianna Douglass were implicated in a national political scandal first published in Politico, where text messages containing racist and antisemitic language were attributed to the couple and several other members of the Young Republican National Federation.”I must state clearly that racism, discrimination, and hateful behavior have no place in our organization or in public life,” Magwire stated. “The comments in recent reports do not reflect the values of integrity, respect and responsibility that we uphold.”Samuel and Brianna Douglass served as chairman and national committeewoman of the Vermont Young Republicans, respectively.
Former Vermont state Sen. Samuel Douglass and his wife Brianna have resigned from the state’s chapter of the Young Republican National Federation.
Their departure was announced by the organization’s chairwoman, Chelsea Magwire, on the group’s website. It follows Samuel Douglass’s resignation from his Vermont Senate seat earlier this month. Gov. Phil Scott and the Vermont GOP called for him to vacate his position.
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Both Samuel and Brianna Douglass were implicated in a national political scandal first published in Politico, where text messages containing racist and antisemitic language were attributed to the couple and several other members of the Young Republican National Federation.
“I must state clearly that racism, discrimination, and hateful behavior have no place in our organization or in public life,” Magwire stated. “The comments in recent reports do not reflect the values of integrity, respect and responsibility that we uphold.”
Samuel and Brianna Douglass served as chairman and national committeewoman of the Vermont Young Republicans, respectively.
