Legislator apologizes on Twitter for racial slurs toward her election opponent

As intense pressure mounted for a legislator to apologize for the racial slurs she unleashed Election Day on her opponent, one has been issued — on Twitter.

State Rep. Bettie Cook-Scott (D-Detroit), was heard by many telling voters, among other things, not to vote for the “ching chong,” referring to her Asian-American opponent state Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit).

Both were running in the Aug. 7 election for State Senate District 1.

The number of groups calling for an apology from Cook-Scott had grown to about 20 when an apology was issued Thursday through her attorney, Bill Noakes.

The apology is on Noakes’ Twitter account and it tags a few news outlets and reporters, but not Chang or any of the outlets calling for the apology.

According to Aamina Ahmed, executive director of APIAVote — Michigan, a supporter told them about the apology.


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