{"id":79353,"date":"2026-05-06T17:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fbi-searches-office-of-l-louise-lucas-virginia-lawmaker-who-was-key-figure-in-redistricting-effort\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:31:18","slug":"fbi-searches-office-of-l-louise-lucas-virginia-lawmaker-who-was-key-figure-in-redistricting-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fbi-searches-office-of-l-louise-lucas-virginia-lawmaker-who-was-key-figure-in-redistricting-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI searches office of L. Louise Lucas, Virginia lawmaker who was key figure in redistricting effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>The FBI on Wednesday searched the office of longtime Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas in Portsmouth, Virginia, a bureau spokesperson told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas was a key figure in pushing a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/virginia-referendum-redistricting-democrats-10-1-congressional-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">new congressional map<\/a><\/span> through Virginia&#8217;s legislature that adds four Democratic-leaning seats. The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/virginia-redistricting-results-gerrymandering\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">map was approved in a ballot referendum<\/a><\/span> in April but is currently on hold while the Virginia Supreme Court <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/judge-blocks-virginia-new-congressional-maps-redistricting-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">considers the legality<\/a><\/span> of the new map.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the FBI spokesperson said that the investigation is ongoing and added there was no threat to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>A cannabis dispensary co-owned by Lucas was also being searched by federal law enforcement officials, the spokesperson confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear what the investigation is specifically focused on or what the court-authorized law enforcement activity is related to.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/06\/5296f59e-7fee-47f7-a468-4103558dea28\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4145e64e56f51eaefc21b45124c990e9\/gettyimages-2105343931.jpg#\" alt=\"Democratic Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas addresses the Senate floor March 9, 2024, at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/06\/5296f59e-7fee-47f7-a468-4103558dea28\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4145e64e56f51eaefc21b45124c990e9\/gettyimages-2105343931.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/06\/5296f59e-7fee-47f7-a468-4103558dea28\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/e8a34064ca07f6ac685fbe3be844651d\/gettyimages-2105343931.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Democratic Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas addresses the Senate floor March 9, 2024, at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Minh Connors\/The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The law enforcement activity was first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fbi-raids-spanberger-ally-office-federal-corruption-probe-targets-cannabis-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. Lucas told Fox News that she had no idea what the FBI agents were doing at her office.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas did not answer multiple attempts from CBS News  to reach her, and her office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas, 82, was first elected to the Virginia General Assembly in 1991, and is currently the Senate president pro tempore. As she helped usher forward the Democratic redistricting plan earlier this year, she undertook a public role on social media taunting Republicans, President Trump and even the Democratic U.S. senators from her state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You all started it and we f***ing finished it,&#8221; she posted on social media after the measure passed, referring to Mr. Trump&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/texas-congressional-map-redistricting-trump-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">push to redraw Texas&#8217; congressional map<\/a><\/span> that kicked off the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/texas-californias-redistricting-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">redistricting battle<\/a><\/span> between the two parties.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/l-louise-lucas-virginia-senate-fbi-search\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI on Wednesday searched the office of longtime Virginia state Sen. 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