Republicans oust Gene Suellentrop from his position as Kansas Senate Majority Leader
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TOPEKA, Kan. â Republicans have ousted a powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with drunken driving from his leadership job.
The move against Kansas Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop on Friday followed the release of a document saying he taunted the Highway Patrol trooper who arrested him and called the officer donut boy. It was the first time in at least several decades that a Kansas legislative leader s colleagues pushed him out before the end of his or her term.
GOP ousts Kansas Senator charged with DUI from leadership position
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Kansas Senate majority leader had blood alcohol twice legal limit, called officer donut boy Cameron Jenkins © Shawnee County Jail Kansas Senate majority leader had blood alcohol twice legal limit, called officer donut boy
Kansas state Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop (R), who was arrested last month for suspicion of driving under the influence, allegedly had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit at the time of his arrest.
According to an affidavit recently submitted by Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Austin Shepley, Suellentrop s blood alcohol level was .17. The legal limit is .08, Lawrence Journal-World reported. The Kansas lawmaker also reportedly called Shepley donut boy at some point during the incident.