by Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press
Posted Mar 5, 2021 6:56 pm ADT
Last Updated Mar 5, 2021 at 7:09 pm ADT
Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, listens as Rep. Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, delivers an apology on Friday, March 5, 2021, for earlier remarks. Vance called for a Sense of the House vote to rebuke Fields for his comments. (Peter Segall/The Juneau Empire via AP, Pool)
JUNEAU, Alaska The Alaska House on Friday rebuked comments Rep. Zack Fields made about a female colleague’s physical appearance during what was supposed to be a birthday tribute to her last month.
Fields, an Anchorage Democrat, in a floor speech apologized for comments he said contributed to an environment in which women are objectified and in which “their knowledge and contributions are not allowed to stand on their own. I’m deeply sorry for this.”
Alaska House condemns Anchorage lawmaker’s comments about female colleague’s appearance Published March 5
From left to right: Alaska state Reps. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, and Sara Rasmussen, R-Anchorage, speak on the Alaska House floor on Friday, March 5, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. The House passed a so-called Sense of the House on Friday, condemning as inappropriate and objectifying comments Fields had made toward Rasmussen last month. (Peter Segall/The Juneau Empire via AP, Pool)
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