ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The leaders of the Maryland Democratic Party and the state's Republican Party are supporting calls for the resignation of a state lawmaker after she used a racial slur for African-Americans at an after-hours gathering.
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, who chairs the state's Democratic Party, and Republican Party Chairman Dirk Haire, both called on Del. Mary Ann Lisanti to resign Wednesday.
Lisanti, a Democrat, apologized Tuesday for making the comment last month in reference to Prince George's County, which is majority black.
Cummings says African-Americans comprise about a third of voters in Lisanti's district, and they deserve to be represented by a person who is considerate of their views.
Haire says Lisanti's comment "is beneath the office of Delegate."