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A Virginia state delegate who made waves with her upset victory in a deep-blue district faced a credible death threat on Thursday.

The Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office swiftly arrested a suspect accused of texting a campaign official with threats to kill Del. Kim Taylor, R-Petersburg.

A Dinwiddie officer told the Virginia Mercury that suspect Michael Ray Strawmeyer, 33, of DeWitt, Virginia, was in custody by Thursday evening. He is currently being held at the Meherrin River correctional facility near South Hill.

The threat to Taylor’s life follows an increase in politically-charged violence, including the recent murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk , and deadly attacks on Homeland Security facilities.

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