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A Virginia<\/a> state delegate who made waves with her upset victory in a deep-blue district faced a credible death threat on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Dinwiddie County Sheriff\u2019s Office swiftly arrested a suspect accused of texting a campaign official with threats to kill Del. Kim Taylor, R-Petersburg.<\/p>\n

A Dinwiddie officer told the Virginia Mercury<\/a> that suspect Michael Ray Strawmeyer, 33, of DeWitt, Virginia, was in custody by Thursday evening. He is currently being held at the Meherrin River correctional facility near South Hill.<\/p>\n

The threat to Taylor\u2019s life follows an increase in politically-charged violence, including the recent murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk<\/a>, and deadly attacks on Homeland Security facilities.<\/p>\n

UNEARTHED \u2018RAGE\u2019 CLIP PUTS DEM GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ON DEFENSIVE AMID ICE, KIRK SHOOTINGS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m safe and doing well,” Taylor said late Thursday. “Grateful for law enforcement\u2019s swift action.”<\/p>\n

Campaign spokesperson Jacklyn Washington added that “no threat will distract her from the work she was elected to do.”<\/p>\n

“Earlier today, delegate Kim Taylor received a politically motivated death threat<\/a> by text message to her campaign. Our campaign takes every threat seriously and this was no exception,” Washington said.<\/p>\n

A source familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital the suspect claimed Taylor was “ruining the country” while also appearing to reference Republicans writ-large.<\/a><\/p>\n

DEMS KILLED VA SEX OFFENDER BILL BEFORE IT COULD GET A HEARING, REPUBLICAN SAYS, DESPITE RECENT INCIDENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

VIRGINIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ABIGAIL SPANBERGER RELEASES FIRST AD, SLAMS ‘POLITICAL NONSENSE’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Virginia officials from both sides of the aisle came out in condemnation of the threat:<\/p>\n

“Political violence is never the answer. Thank you to our law enforcement officers for your quick action and support for Kim Taylor,” said Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, <\/a>the GOP nominee for governor.<\/p>\n

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger \u2013 the Democratic nominee \u2013 added that she was “horrified to hear about the death threat made against Delegate Kim Taylor.”<\/p>\n

“I am relieved to hear that the suspect is now in custody,” she added on social media. “I am grateful for our local law enforcement who worked swiftly on this case.”<\/p>\n

Taylor, an auto body shop owner, shocked the state when she defeated now-Sen. Laschrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, by about 500 votes in 2021. She was reelected in 2023 by an even narrower 53-vote margin over Kimberly Pope Adams.<\/p>\n

Taylor is once again running for reelection in the deep blue city that sits 15 miles south of Richmond and 60 miles north of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.<\/p>\n

During her tenure, Taylor has spearheaded anti-human trafficking bills, efforts to slash red tape and was one of five Republicans to cross the aisle on same-sex marriage legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-virginia-delegate-latest-victim-political-violence-after-death-threat-suspect-arrested <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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