February 9, 2018
Del. Marcus Simon (D-53), right, has enough seniority to get a better seat in the House of Delegates. But he prefers to sit in a part of the chamber known as Coffin Corner.
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View from Coffin Corner
Extreme position on House floor enjoys a storied history.
As a freshman delegate in 1978, Ken Plum was assigned a desk in the far corner on the Democratic side of the House of Delegates — seat 17. It wasn’t the best vantage point in the House because about a third of the Republican members were totally out of view. The senior members took the seats at the back of the chamber near the center, sticking Plum in the corner.
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