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Breese-Iverson did not address the beer comment, but continued to advocate for her bill. Witt responded: “I’m not wedded to beer by any means. Could be dinner or ….?” “Or what?” Breese-Iverson texted back. “I’ve made two offerings,” Witt responded. “If you wanna meet, find something better than dinner or beer.” “Trying to get a vote count,” Breese-Iverson texted in the final message included in the report. Breese-Iverson that week filed a formal complaint with the Legislature, alleging that Witt’s texts constituted a “quid pro quo,” in which he was seeking sexu...

Lawyer: Representative didn't intend sexual favors for vote May 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An investigator hired by the Oregon Legislature has concluded that Democrat Rep. Brad Witt, of Clatskanie, did not intend to tell a colleague that he would vote for her bill in exchange for sexual favors. However, the investigator did find that Republican Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, of Prineville, “was not unreasonable” to interpret Witt’s text message as sexual harassment, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. According to screenshots of messages sent between them on April 12,...

Lawmaker says harassment by colleague was 'unacceptable' April 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BEND, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker who says she was subjected to sexual harassment by Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie, said he responded inappropriately when she asked him to support a bill. “I asked for a yes vote,” Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson of Prineville told the Central Oregon Daily News. “He responded with some questions. I responded to his questions. He interjected with, going out for a beer, going out for dinner, dot dot dot. I continued to ignore those and just give the answers ...

GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, R-Prineville, has gone public with her allegation that she was sexually harassed in texts from Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie. Iverson said Tuesday that she was the previously anonymous lawmaker who accused Witt of sexual harassment. She said she was speaking out after the bipartisan House Conduct Committee rejected a recommendation that Witt be removed from chairmanship of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Iverson is a member of the committee, and the formal conduct complaint filed against Witt say...