Virginia Democrat Jay Jones has become one of the most controversial candidates for state attorney general in a generation. Reports of his comments fantasizing about shooting a Republican legislator and expressing hope for the death of the lawmaker’s “fascist” children have sparked bipartisan outrage.

New Hampshire Republican John Formella, president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) — the nation’s largest and most influential organization of state attorneys general — has declined to comment. Despite repeated requests from NHJournal, Formella has refused to respond.

Jones, the Virginia Democratic Party’s nominee to challenge incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, faced backlash last week after a 2022 text conversation surfaced. In it, Jones said he

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