Federal authorities executed a search warrant on Wednesday morning at the offices of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas (D), a key player in the state’s congressional redistricting fight, as part of a corruption investigation, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill’s sister network NewsNation.
Multiple FBI vehicles were positioned outside Lucas’s office in Portsmouth, Virginia, according to Nexstar affiliate WAVY. The outlet also reported a law enforcement presence at a nearby cannabis store co-owned by Lucas.
A spokesperson for the FBI Norfolk field office told The Hill in a statement that agents were executing a “court-authorized federal search warrant” in Portsmouth but declined to provide further details.
“There is no threat to public safety,” the spokesperson said. “This is an ongoing investigation and no further information is publicly available at this time.”
Lucas’s daughter, Lisa, was on site at her mother’s offices on Wednesday and said that she did not know why the FBI was there, only that it was not healthcare-related, according to WAVY.
Lucas, an 82-year-old Democrat who often posts memes on her social media accounts, was one of the leading advocates behind a redistricting push in the commonwealth that aimed to give her party more pickup opportunities in the U.S. House in the midterms.
Old Dominion voters approved a referendum last month allowing congressional lines to be redrawn to favor Democrats in 10 out of 11 House districts. The party currently holds a 6-5 advantage in the state’s congressional delegation.
The Hill has reached out to Lucas’s office for comment.
Updated at 1:49 p.m. EDT
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