西弗吉尼亚州州长任命伊恩·马斯特斯取代被捕的议员约瑟夫·德索托。 West Virginia governor appoints Ian Masters to replace arrested lawmaker Joseph de Soto.

西弗吉尼亚州州长帕特里克·莫里西(Patrick Morrisey)任命西弗吉尼亚公民防卫联盟主席伊恩·马斯特斯取代约瑟夫·德索托(Joseph de Soto),他是一名因威胁同事而被捕的当选议员。 West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey appointed Ian Masters, head of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League, to replace Joseph de Soto, a lawmaker-elect arrested for threatening his colleagues. De Soto在被捕前从共和党转为民主党。 De Soto switched from Republican to Democrat before his arrest. 尽管民主党努力阻止共和党的更替,西弗吉尼亚州法律要求州长从同一党中任命与撤离成员相同的人。 Despite Democratic efforts to block a Republican replacement, West Virginia law requires the governor to appoint someone from the same party as the vacating member.