A southern Virginia man has been arrested after he threatened to kill Republican Virginia state Del. Kim Taylor.

Michael Strawmeyer reportedly responded to a text from Taylor’s campaign with the statement, “I plan on killing Kim Taylor since I received this shit, you are ruining this country.”

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Strawmeyer was arrested around 2:15 p.m. by the Dinwiddie Sheriff’s Department after the campaign called Capitol Police and the sheriff. He had a criminal record with two DUIs in the past five years.

In a statement posted to social media, Taylor’s campaign said she was doing well after law enforcement apprehended the man.

“Earlier today, Delegate Kim Taylor received a politically motivated death threat by text message to her campaign. Our campaign takes every threat seriously, and this was no exception. Thanks to the swift response of the Dinwiddie Sheriff’s Department and law enforcement partners, the individual responsible is already in custody,” they wrote.

“Delegate Taylor is doing safe and doing well. She is grateful for the decisive action of law enforcement and remains focused on serving her constituents. No threat will distract her from the work she was elected to do,” the campaign added.

Taylor represents Virginia’s 82nd House of Delegates district near Virginia Beach. This fall, she’s running for reelection against Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams.

Reactions poured in from Republicans and Democrats alike, condemning political violence.

“Thank you to our law enforcement officers for your quick action and support for @KimTaylor_VA. I’m glad she is safe and doing well. Praying for her and her entire family,” Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears posted on X.

Democratic candidate for governor Abigail Spanberger said she was “horrified” to hear of the threat and said “she’s thinking of Delegate Taylor and her family.”

The threat comes as political violence is a chief issue. Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this month catalyzed the conversation in a tense political time.

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Earlier this year, two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes. Melissa Hortman, the former Speaker of the Minnesota House, died along with her husband. State lawmaker John Hoffman and his wife survived the shooting.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday cracking down on alleged “domestic terrorism” and “organized political violence.”