Overview

• Virginia Democrat Susanna Gibson lost her state Senate race following the release of sexually explicit videos of her, which she claims were recorded and disseminated without her consent.
• Gibson believes her narrow loss was due to voters not caring about the scandal, stating that 'very few people actually seemed to care' about the leaked videos.
• In the weeks leading up to the election, Republicans sent mailers containing screenshots of the videos to Virginians, which Gibson believes was a tactic used because they knew she could win.
• Gibson is considering legal action against the person who disseminated the videos and is working with current members of the Virginia General Assembly to amend the state's current revenge pornography law.
• Gibson has maintained that what people do in their private lives, if it is legal and consensual, should not be used to judge their ability to do their jobs and make positive contributions to their communities.