GOP lawmaker resigns after extremely anti-LGBTQ messages leaked
Related: West Virginia GOP legislator compares LGBTQ community to terrorists & the KKKAs screenshots of the messages were circulated on social media, Mandt denied making them in Facebook post on Saturday morning, saying he was “really hurt and very disappointed seeing fabricated posts circulating on social media.” That message has since been made private or deleted.Later that same day, he had turned in a letter of resignation to West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw (R).“I have enjoyed my time in public service and thank the people of the 16th District for the opportunity to represent them in the House,” Mandt said. “Right now, my focus and priority needs to be on my family and business, and feel it is best at this time to terminate my.
