NC House Democrat says he’s ‘haunted’ by his ‘wrong’ vote to support House Bill 2

One of the 11 N.C. House Democrats who supported a controversial LGBT law now says he made the wrong decision.

Rep. Billy Richardson, a Democrat from Fayetteville, wrote in an opinion column in the Fayetteville Observer that he’s “haunted” by his vote.

“Since our hasty vote on HB2, I have been haunted by the fact that in one rushed action, I undermined a lifetime of fighting against those who would demonize a group of citizens to gain political advantage and to advance an unjust agenda,” Richardson wrote.

Richardson, who was appointed last year to replace Rep. Rick Glazier after his resignation, said he’ll support efforts to repeal House Bill 2 during the upcoming short session.

“I made the wrong vote and we must now make it right,” he wrote. “Upon prayer and reflection, I have come to realize that I need to take action now.”

Read the full column from Richardson here.

This story was originally published April 11, 2016 at 4:26 PM with the headline "NC House Democrat says he’s ‘haunted’ by his ‘wrong’ vote to support House Bill 2."