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State lawmaker calls for new laws after Bundgaard scandal
http://ktar.com/6/1486646/State-lawmaker-calls-for-new-laws-after-Bundgaard-scandalby Taylor Summers/KTAR (January 11th, 2012 @ 4:44pm)
PHOENIX - Sen. Steve Gallardo (D) plans on pushing two bills in the next legislative session, and he's more than happy to tell you what is the motivation behind them.
"It's no secret that these bills are driven by the Scott Bundgaard incident from last year," said Gallardo.
Former Sen. Scott Bundgaard resigned from his position last week in the midst of an ethics hearing. In that hearing, Bundgaard was accused of using legislative immunity to avoid arrest after a domestic violence incident involving his then-girlfriend Aubry Ballard. However, if Gallardo's bill passes, legislative immunity will end.
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http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizona-news/2012/01/05/bundgaard-hearing-ex-girlfriend-recounts-roadside-fight-calls-for-expulsion/
News from The Arizona Republic
Bundgaard hearing: Ex-girlfriend recounts roadside fight, calls for expulsion
by Alia Beard Rau on Jan. 05, 2012, under Arizona Republic News
Aubry Ballard says that while lawmakers will ultimately decide Sen. Scott Bundgaard’s fate, she thinks they should expel the Peoria Republican from the Arizona Senate.
Bundgaard faces allegations of unethical conduct related to his actions during and after an altercation with Ballard, his girlfriend at the time, alongside an Arizona freeway.
The Senate Ethics Committee’s hearing into those actions got under way Thursday and will continue today.
Thursday’s testimony included Ballard, witnesses to the Feb. 25 altercation and officers who responded to the scene. snip
Liburdi alleged that Bundgaard not only assaulted Ballard, but put her, himself, law enforcement and other drivers in danger by pulling over on the freeway partly in the HOV lane.
He alleged that Bundgaard declared legislative immunity, which he has the right to do, but then later lied about doing so to media and lawmakers.
