Local Lawmaker Draws Fire from Islamic State: Media Report

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image: Sen. Richard Black (Virginia General Assembly).

A local state senator has been named as an enemy by the Islamic State, which has tagged him as a “crusader” for criticizing the terrorist group.

A magazine published by the Islamic State has condemned State Sen. Richard Black, R-13th District, along with former U.S. senator and presidential hopeful Rick Santorum and author Gary Berntsen, for public comments they’ve made on the group, according to the Washington Post.

The magazine does not make any overt threats against the three, but Black said Virginia Capitol Police alerted him to its existence, the Post said. He declined to say if he was taking any safety precautions.

Black represents the 13th District in the Virginia Senate, which covers western and central Loudoun County and a portion of northern Prince William County.