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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The campaign of Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase, a Republican seeking her party’s nomination for governor, spent hundreds of dollars in campaign funds for a Washington hotel stay and parking the night after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.Chase appears to have used the funds, at least in part, to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally earlier in the day when then-President encouraged his supporters to march on the Capitol in protest of an election that he and Chase claimed was stolen.AdvertisementChase, who embraces the nickname “Trump in heels,” used $389.68 in campaign money to book a room for the night of Jan. 6 at the Hyatt Place in Washington right next to the National Mall, according to her latest . She also spent $40 on parking at the hotel.HuffPost reached out to Chase’s campaign to inquire about the purpose of her spending and whether she considered attending the rally part of her campaign expenses. The campaign did not immediately respond to the request for comment.“Amanda Chase’s campaign donors deserve to know that they bankrolled her participation in the January 6 insurrection rally,” Zach Hudson, a spokesperson for Democratic super PAC American Bridge, said in a statement. “ like Amanda Chase tried to violently overturn a presidential election and her potential election as Virginia Governor is yet another threat to our democracy.”Advertisementsubsequently Chase’s state senate account for two months.AdvertisementChase has threatened to run as an independent in protest of the party-convention nominating process.Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The campaign of Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase, a Republican seeking her party’s nomination for governor, spent hundreds of dollars in campaign funds for a Washington hotel stay and parking the night after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.Chase appears to have used the funds, at least in part, to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally earlier in the day when then-President encouraged his supporters to march on the Capitol in protest of an election that he and Chase claimed was stolen.AdvertisementChase, who...

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