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North Dakota’s House of Representatives in a historic move Thursday expelled a Republican member embroiled in sexual harassment allegations made by female legislative staff, interns and fellow representatives. The House voted 69-25 to expel Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, after a four-hour floor session, reaching the necessary threshold of a two-thirds majority vote. The expulsion is believed to be the first in state history. Even the format was unusual -- the resolution was introduced a...

There is a lot of information about this story of how Rep. Luke Simons conducts himself in a professional setting. We can start where I did when researching the information - the redacted 14-pages of formal complaints and other documentation: March 21, 2018 Complaint He commented on accusers eyelashes, saying they were "very beautiful, sort of like his wifes" during the 2017 legislative session. He gave her an unsolicited shoulder massage at an interim Judiciary Committee hearing. He called ab...

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A female minority There are 30 female lawmakers in the 66th North Dakota session, making the Legislature 21 percent female. According to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures, that is a slight uptick from sessions over the past 10 years, in which the number hovered between 15 and 19 percent. Some female lawmakers say they do feel pressure because of gender, particularly female Democrats who represent a “double minority” as Sen. Erin Oban, D-Bismarck, calls herself. Erin Ob...

Today I’ll jump right to a question. First, consider this statement: “I can get very nasty if my manhood is compromised. A stallion demands a certain respect from all his mares.” My question is, who made this statement? Was it a North Dakota legislator, or was it a horror fiction character? The statement comes from Dandy Mott, a character from "American Horror Story" on FX. Dandy is a handsome but overgrown spoiled brat prone toward intimidation and aggression. I posed a trick...

Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, has a clear pattern of making abusive and demeaning comments around women in the Capitol. His conduct is unacceptable. House members should expel him to show such conduct won't be tolerated.

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Port: UND president urges swift action from lawmakers in Luke Simons scandal "It came to my attention Friday that a UND student serving as an intern in the North Dakota Legislature reported experiencing harassing behavior from a member of the House," Andrew Armacost wrote in the email sent this morning. "Those allegations, and others, have been aired in recent news media reports." 11:14 am, Mar. 3, 2021 × UND President Andrew Armacost presents to the North Dakota Senate A...

North Dakota Capitol worker says fear of "blowback" is reason for lack of formal harassment complaints against Dickinson lawmaker.

Port: More reports of inappropriate behavior from North Dakota Rep. Luke Simons come to light "I have told Luke his behavior is inappropriate. As far as Legislative Council staff, they could have filed a complaint," House Majority Leader Chet Pollert told me when asked him about the documents. 11:46 am, Feb. 25, 2021 × Luke Simons speaks to a crowd during the GOP District 36 nominating convention Saturday at the Ramada Grand Dakota Lodge. Rep. Luke Simons abusive behavio...