Republicans from Virginia's 5th District tried and failed to censure Rep. Denver Riggleman for officiating the same-sex wedding of two friends.
Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., attends a House Financial Services Committee organizational meeting in Rayburn Building on Jan. 30, 2019.Tim Fitzsimons and The Associated Press
A group of Virginia Republicans tried but failed to censure a GOP congressman for what they considered a failure to uphold the party's values by officiating a gay couple's wedding.that the 5th Congressional District Republican Committee held a closed session Saturday to discuss reprimanding Rep. Denver Riggleman.
Committee member Wendell Johnson introduced a motion to express formal disapproval of Riggleman's act for"failing to uphold the Republican Party platform" on same-sex marriage. The committee chairman, Melvin Adams, said the motion was out of order. Committee member Diana Shores motioned to overrule Adams, but only four people voted in favor, so the motion and censure effort failed.
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