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An Idaho lawmaker was accused of raping an intern; a Missouri lawmaker of abusing his children. In North Dakota and Oregon, a pair lawmakers faced claims of a pattern of sexual harassment.
All are now out of office either resigning under pressure or getting expelled by colleagues within the past two months. Three other lawmakers accused this year remain in their jobs.
The flurry of sexual misconduct claims in state capitols comes three-and-a-half years after the #MeToo movement sparked a public reckoning for people in power accused of sexual wrongdoing and an overhaul of many state policies. The continued incidents highlight both that problems persist and that some legislatures are responding more assertively.
Tony s Kansas City
Sunday, May 02, 2021
TJP Stays Winning Pollie Awards
Posted because we think it s useful to remind denizens of the discourse that politics is also a business with power players, rising stars and a great deal of creative talent.
Here s one local example of note . . .
TJP Strategies Maintains Award-Winning Track Record
Missouri firm receives national awards for work during the 2020 election cycle
Kansas City, MO – TJP Strategies, the largest Democratic direct mail firm in Missouri, has been awarded two national Pollie Awards from the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), the industry’s highest recognition for political work. TJP was given the key distinction of Gold for Best Use of Negative or Contrast in Direct Mail, as well as Bronze for its use of direct mail in the high-profile race to defeat disgraced former Representative Rick Roeber.
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With Idaho case, AP counts 109 statehouse #MeToo allegations
(Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP)
FILE - In this April 28, 2021 file photo, State Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, R-Lewiston, listens as an alleged victim, identified as Jane Doe, offers testimony during a hearing before the Idaho Ethics and House Policy Committee in the Lincoln Auditorium at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. Von Ehlinger was before the committee to face sexual misconduct allegations with a 19-year-old volunteer staff member during the current legislative session. As troubling as that case has been, it is just the latest in a long list of credible sexual misconduct accusations against state lawmakers since the #MeToo movement began more than three years ago.
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