A secret ethics investigation discovered Tennessee Home Vice Chair, Rep. Scotty Campbell responsible of sexually harassing interns. Tennessee Home Republicans didn’t vote to expel or self-discipline Campbell.
WTVF in Nashville reported:
A member of GOP management within the Tennessee Home of Representatives was not too long ago discovered responsible of sexually harassing at the least one legislative intern, possible two, by an ethics subcommittee performing in secret, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has realized.
Rep. Scotty Campbell, who serves as vice chair of the Home Republican Caucus and who not too long ago voted to expel three Democrats who engaged in a gun violence protest on the Home flooring, suffered no penalties because of his actions.
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Campbell’s habits has price the taxpayers hundreds of {dollars} that needed to spent to guard the lady who filed the criticism, relocate her to a distinct condominium, and transfer her belongings.
Republicans didn’t vote to expel Campbell and even take away him from his committee assignments. He has confronted no self-discipline outdoors of a vaguely worded letter from the Ethics Committee that was positioned in his file.
Two Democrats had been expelled from the legislature, however later named as their very own replacements, as a result of they joined a gun violence protest after a faculty capturing that killed three adults and three nine-year-olds, however Republicans have taken no motion towards one in all their very own who was sexually harassing interns.
This sham is what passes for democracy in Tennessee.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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