Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 5:46:04 GMT -6
JEFFERSON CITY -- A Republican lawmaker from St. Louis County resigned from office Wednesday, although the reasoning behind the move remains a mystery.
Rep. Don Gosen issued a statement Wednesday morning that he was resigning in order to “focus on my family.” Moments later House Speaker Todd Richardson, a Poplar Bluff Republican, issued a statement of his own that hinted at some sort of inappropriate behavior, but was not specific.
He did, however, make reference in his statement to the scandals from last year that forced two lawmakers to resign and sparked an overhaul of the House’s sexual harassment and intern policies.
“At the beginning of this year, I said the actions of this body would not be defined by a few. I was serious then, and I am serious now,” Richardson said. “That’s why when I was made aware of the situation, I asked him to resign last night.”
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article60820816.html
Rep. Don Gosen issued a statement Wednesday morning that he was resigning in order to “focus on my family.” Moments later House Speaker Todd Richardson, a Poplar Bluff Republican, issued a statement of his own that hinted at some sort of inappropriate behavior, but was not specific.
He did, however, make reference in his statement to the scandals from last year that forced two lawmakers to resign and sparked an overhaul of the House’s sexual harassment and intern policies.
“At the beginning of this year, I said the actions of this body would not be defined by a few. I was serious then, and I am serious now,” Richardson said. “That’s why when I was made aware of the situation, I asked him to resign last night.”
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article60820816.html