New leader of Richmond Crusade for Voters
Free Press staff report | 6/8/2023, 6 p.m.
Mr. Jewell
Jerome Legions Jr. is now the former president of the Richmond Crusade for Voters.
Elected last year to a two-year term, Mr. Legions abruptly resigned Tuesday following a confrontation with members of the executive committee over his leadership style, the Free Press has learned.
Former City Councilman E. Martin “Marty” Jewell, who was serving as first vice president, will take over the top post.
Mr. Jewell will serve as interim president until the city’s oldest African-American political group holds elections for officers.
The Crusade was founded in 1956 to promote voting in the Black community.
