Political control of Virginia’s House of Delegates is up for grabs this Tuesday in Virginia, and if the now narrowly Republican-led body reverts to Democrat control, it will likely be led by a felon who spent seven years in prison.

Since the Democrats last controlled the chamber two years ago, moderate Democrats like former House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn have been pushed out and replaced with insurgents like Don Scott, who was apprehended by federal agents in a Denny’s restaurant in 1994 after running into the bathroom and attempting to flush thousands of dollars in drug money. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison and served seven and a half.

His voting rights were restored by former Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, leading him to credit the opposition for his current political standing. “The Republicans caused me to be here,” he told the Washington Post.

In 2019, he won a seat in the legislature representing Portsmouth, the same year Democrats took over from Republicans who long controlled it. Now Scott has risen the ranks to be the Minority Leader in the House of Delegates, and is poised to take the top slot in the majority should his party prevail on Election Day.

[If you are a VA voter, VOTE on Tuesday!! Or if you know any, all I can say is do your best to make sure they do. You can be damn sure the Dems will have their shock troops at the polls. ~ Beege]