A Vermont state senator has resigned over his involvement in a Young Republican group chat after racist and antisemitic chat messages shared among its members were made public.

Republican Samuel Douglass announced his resignation, effective Monday, in a lengthy statement posted online, adding that he was “deeply sorry for the offense” caused by his comments.

Politico had reported on the leaked Telegram messages from a group chat including Young Republican leaders from Vermont, New York, Arizona and Kansas. The messages spanned 2,900 pages of chats over a roughly seven-month period and contained racist comments, jokes about gas chambers, torture and rape, according to Politico.

Douglass, a first-term state senator, was the only elected official in the chat, the outlet reported.

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