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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 constitution of North Dakota, and the constitution of the United States. The resolution said, despite Rep...

Shaw: Shame on Valley News Live for lack of coverage on Luke Simons expulsion On the day that Luke Simons was expelled from the Legislature, there was not a word of it on the Valley News Live 6 or 10 p.m. newscasts. No coverage at all. Nada. Zip. That was irresponsible. It was journalistic malpractice. Written By: Jim Shaw | × Jim Shaw FARGO — Shame on Valley News Live for its lack of coverage of the Luke Simons story. On the day that Simons was expelled from the North Dakota Legislature, there was not a word of it on the Valley News Live 6 or 10 p.m. newscasts. No coverage a...

Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, was expelled from the House of Representatives over ‘pattern’ of misconduct

"The District 36 Executive Committee is willing to reappoint me, but I am concerned that there would be an effort to refuse me being re-seated, even though they should be obligated to do so," Simons wrote. "If I were to take this to the North Dakota Supreme Court, it may take weeks to get a decision."

Former state representative Luke Simons won't go to court over his expulsion from the Legislature.