Post by Logan on Jul 1, 2016 22:20:53 GMT -6
Assemblyman removed from committee posts over claims he abused his wife
Assemblyman Roger Hernández lost all of his committee assignments Friday after a judge granted a restraining order sought by his former wife, who alleges that she was repeatedly abused by the Baldwin Park Democrat, a candidate for Congress.
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, announced the changes early Friday evening, saying “domestic abuse is deplorable.”
“Today, after a thorough process, the judge reviewing the allegations against Assemblyman Roger Hernández stated that she found those allegations credible,” Rendon said in a statement. “Assemblymember Hernández has problems in his personal life that need to be addressed, and he should focus on resolving them.
“Accordingly, I will be removing Assemblymember Hernández from his committee assignments in the Assembly.”
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article87326447.html
Assemblyman Roger Hernández lost all of his committee assignments Friday after a judge granted a restraining order sought by his former wife, who alleges that she was repeatedly abused by the Baldwin Park Democrat, a candidate for Congress.
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, announced the changes early Friday evening, saying “domestic abuse is deplorable.”
“Today, after a thorough process, the judge reviewing the allegations against Assemblyman Roger Hernández stated that she found those allegations credible,” Rendon said in a statement. “Assemblymember Hernández has problems in his personal life that need to be addressed, and he should focus on resolving them.
“Accordingly, I will be removing Assemblymember Hernández from his committee assignments in the Assembly.”
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article87326447.html