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Del. Charniele Herring, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, said the controversy had destroyed all of Northam's goodwill toward Commonwealth legislators.
"He can not govern effectively now, it's time to pull out, and I know it's hard, but it's time," she said Monday on "Erin Burnett OutFront" of CNN.
Herring added that the governor would no longer be able to work with lawmakers as a result of the controversy.
"What credibility does it have when negotiating trade agreements for the Commonwealth with lawmakers?" Herring asked. "Honestly, for me, it will always stay deep inside me."
Northam is facing increasing pressure from national and national leaders to quit since a photo of his Virginia Virginia School School Yearbook page from 1984 was unveiled on Friday . The picture showed a man with a black face and another person dressed as a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Northam first took responsibility for the photo and apologized Friday night.
"He personally told me Friday that he recognized that it was him on the picture," Herring said.
However, Northam backtracked by claiming at a press conference Saturday that he was not one of the people photographed.
Northam admitted to having worn Blackface for a dance competition organized by Michael Jackson at about the same time the photo was taken.
Herring described as "profound" the fact that Northam took Blackface a year before Virginia elected Douglas Wilder. as lieutenant governor. Wilder will later become the first African-American governor in US history.
"His actions have been painful and painful for many Virginians," Herring said.
According to her, Northam's insistence on staying in power has created a distraction for the state when it needs to focus on something else. The state legislature is working on proposals to adopt a two-year budget and review tax policy.
"I understand that he needs time to clarify his name, but the Virginians do not have the time," she said. "We need to refocus on the task at hand and help the Commonwealth withdraw quickly, very early."
He said he believed that the only way to clarify his name would be to stay in office and prove that it was not him.
However, Herring said senior officials in the Virginia government felt Northam was going to resign. She added that she was not yet ready to discuss measures that could be taken if he decided to stay in office.
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