![a man and a woman looking at the camera: Harford County Del. Mary Ann Lisanti speaks with Del. Steve Johnson as she stands to leave the House Chamber on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. The Maryland House of Delegates voted to censure Lisanti, a Democrat, for using a racial slur. The vote was 136-0, with Lisanti excused from voting.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"80","h":"53","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBUdWWE.img?h=527&w=799&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1073&y=461"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"41","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBUdWWE.img?h=412&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1073&y=461"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"41","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBUdWWE.img?h=412&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1073&y=461"}})
The House of Delegates publicly censured Harford County Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti for her use of a racial slur, which members said "brought dishonor to the entire General Assembly of Maryland.
After the vote, the Democrat said she would not resign, despite calls for her to do so by House leaders, the governor, the Legislative Black Caucus and constituents.
After the vote, the Democrat said she would not resign, despite calls for her to do so by House leaders, the governor, the Legislative Black Caucus and constituents.
Lisanti told a fellow lawmaker that when he helped a candidate in Prince George's County, he was knocking on doors in a "n__- district."
"I recognize that some have rushed to judgment without information and freely jumped on the bandwagon of condemnation - likely for their own political expediency," Lisanti told reporters.
* One word shouldn't qualify dismissal but bad attitude is. Just a thought.
* One word shouldn't qualify dismissal but bad attitude is. Just a thought.
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