President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, a significant Black nationalist, while also pardoning other individuals including a prominent Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights and criminal justice reform.
On Tuesday, former 31st House Delegate Elizabeth Guzman announced on X she has launched a campaign for Virgina's 22nd House of Delegates District. The district, which encompasses the western end of Prince William County,
Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.
One of those pardons went to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott. In a statement put out by the White House, President Biden talked about America being a country built on the promise of second chances and said he has used his clemency ...
RICHMOND — The Virginia House of Delegates passed three state constitutional amendments Tuesday that would enshrine in state law reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and automatic restoration ...
The amendment with the most bipartisan support was the resolution protecting marriage equality. Following a 58-35 vote supporting the proposal, Democratic Del. Mark Sickles described his belief that the resolution reflects an evolving Virginia.
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Don Scott, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, received a presidential pardon from United States President Joe Biden on Sunday. In a statement issued on Sunday ...
President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."
On his last full day in the White House President Joe Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, who served nearly eight years in prison on a drug-related offense.
Biden’s broad act of clemency also included others like Don Scott, the current Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, who transformed a past drug conviction into a catalyst for advocacy in criminal justice reform.
President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced leaders like Malcolm X ... is the speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates in a chamber ...