Orleans County Sen. Samuel Douglass, whose participation in a racist Young Republican group chat has spurred calls from across the political spectrum for his resignation, says he hasn’t yet decided whether he’ll leave public office.

In his first public comments since Politico published a leaked group chat between members of Young Republican chapters in four states, including Vermont, Douglass said he was oblivious to the “disgusting comments” being made by his colleagues.

“My role in the group chat in question was a procedural one about bylaws and floor strategy. There were often periods of multiple days when I didn't check this group chat and I was unfortunately unaware of those comments,” Douglass said in a written statement sent to Vermont Public Wednesday afternoon. “I should've be

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