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packman

(16,296 posts)
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 03:14 PM Mar 2018

Switched from Dem to Repuke before being expelled -

The Colorado House expelled one of its members over sexual harassment accusations on Friday in a vote so fraught that two representatives said they wore bulletproof vests.

It was the first time in over a century that the state’s House of Representatives has expelled a member.

Former Democratic state Rep. Steve Lebsock, who switched to the Republican Party an hour before the decision, was expelled in a 52-9 vote, The Denver Post reported. Three women, including a member of the state House, have accused Lebsock of sexual harassment and filed formal complaints against him, but he also faces anonymous allegations.

Before the vote, two state lawmakers revealed that they were wearing bulletproof vests to protect themselves from Lebsock.


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/colorado-house-steve-lebsock-sexual-harassment_us_5a99ee1be4b0479c02529546

Wonder why he switched - maybe looking for a Fox News job?

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Switched from Dem to Repuke before being expelled - (Original Post) packman Mar 2018 OP
perhaps he is just a total fool.........or he figured out he was more republican mind set Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #1
The article is incorrect Nevernose Mar 2018 #2
He did it to screw over the Democrats Captain Stern Mar 2018 #3

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
2. The article is incorrect
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 05:55 PM
Mar 2018

They mean “former Republican state senator was expelled in a 52-9 vote.”

Lots of people used to be a Republican, but not many people care about used-to-bes.

Captain Stern

(2,195 posts)
3. He did it to screw over the Democrats
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 06:07 PM
Mar 2018

I guess he blamed his own party for his ouster.

The committee to select a replacement is made up of members of the party that the booted out person belonged to when they are expelled.

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