Representative Luke Simons News Today

(Bismarck, ND) -- North Dakota lawmakers are reviewing the Legislature's workplace harassment policy and its approach to handling complaints. The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met yesterday to go over the policy. The review comes nearly 16 months after Republican then-Representative Luke Simons was expelled for workplace and sexual harassment of women at the

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – District 24 Republicans passed a resolution to censure Representative Dwight Kiefert during a meeting on April 17th according to a document submitted to NewsDakota.com by the District 24 Republican party. According to the resolution, Representative Kiefert’s vote to remove and expel fellow legislator Representative Luke Simons earlier this year without due process goes against established legislative rules, the North Dakota Republican Platform, the const...

Kolette Kramer, Towner The last lynching in ND was near Watford City on January 29, 1931. A mob of angry citizens broke into the jail at Schafer, North Dakota and took Charles Bannon and hung him from a nearby bridge. Some North Dakotans feel the last lynching in North Dakota happened last week in Bismarck at the State Capitol and it was done by our elected officials who are voted in to make the laws. On March 4th the North Dakota House of Representatives brought accusations and publicly held...

(Bismarck, ND)  --  Former state Representative Luke Simons says he will decide by tomorrow whether he is going to court to fight for his seat.  Simons was expelled from the House last week after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced.  Republican District 36 Chairman John Enderle says he is getting calls on naming a replacement for Simons but is waiting until Simons has made a decision about how to move forward.

BISMARCK, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – By Representative Dwight Kiefert and Representative Cole Christensen. This week the Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives reconvened from our crossover recess. On Wednesday we returned to the House floor to consider four concurrent resolutions. The HCR 3020 passed by a vote of 46-45. This resolution declares the state will obey only the federal laws, agency rules, or presidential executive orders the state determines to be constitutional. While...

(Bismarck, ND) -- In a 69-25 vote, the North Dakota House of Representatives chose to expel Representative Luke Simons of Dickinson following roughly three hours of debate. Legislators voted to remove Simons following a number of accusations of sexual harassment made against the Western ND Republican. It marks the first time a lawmaker has been removed from the state legislature since North Dakota became a state. Simons has denied any wrongdoing on his part.  He earlier declined requests fr...

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...

(Bismarck, ND) -- Representative Luke Simons is speaking out through his attorney as lawmakers begin the process of censuring him. Simons faces allegations of harassment from at least one fellow legislator and informally from Legislative Council staff members. He released a statement through his lawyer last night saying he has no intention of resigning. He is also calling for

(Bismarck, ND) -- Legislation is being drafted to begin the expulsion process against state Representative Luke Simons, as lawmakers call for him to resign. One legislator has also come forward with experiences she's had with misconduct by Simons. Representative Emily O'Brien says Simons harassed her and led to her having her desk moved away from him on the House floor. She

(Bismarck, ND) -- A file documenting allegations of inappropriate comments and harassment by Representative Luke Simons is being made public. Legislative Council Director John Bjornson has been keeping notes about allegations made by staff and discussions with legislative leaders since 2018. Simons has denied making inappropriate statements that are alleged in the documents.