This Week in Statehouse Action: Dumas Are Forever edition
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In a week where The Spy Who Loved Me has become more than just a Bond movie, it’s easy to forget the non-Russia action transpiring in states across the country. But fret not! I’ve got my GoldenEye on the action. Campaign Action Dr. NOPE: I’ve beenThis Week in Statehouse Action: Dumas Are Forever edition
In a week where The Spy Who Loved Me has become more than just a Bond movie, it’s easy to forget the non-Russia action transpiring in states across the country. But fret not! I’ve got my GoldenEye on the action. Campaign Action Dr. NOPE: I’ve been writing in this space about how former Arizona GOP state Rep. Don Shooter, who was expelled from the House by his colleagues in February after his years of sexual misconduct came to light, is running for the state Senate this fall. Shooter’s apparently perfectly viable candidacy is pretty depressing all by itself. I mean, if being the first state lawmaker to be expelled from a legislature in the wake of the #MeToo movement isn’t enough to keep you on the political sidelines, what is? Well, the AP dropped a little report this week on the negligible impact sexual misconduct allegations seem to be having on state legislators’ political careers. Sure, Rep. Steve Lebsock got the boot from the Colorado state House earlier this year, North Carolina Rep. Duane Hall lost his primary, and at least 14 other state lawmakers across the country resigned over the past year or so because of sexual harassment or misconduct allegations. But 25 other state lawmakers facing similar accusations are still running this year. 15 of them have already advanced to the general election. And seven of those didn’t even face a primary challenger. Ugh. But at least some of these alleged miscreants will face opponents in November, so there's still a hope of seeing some of them gone. Read more