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House censures lawmaker after ethics report

by HAYAT NORIMINE/Idaho Statesman
| November 15, 2021 11:43 AM

A North Idaho lawmaker will be removed from a legislative committee over her actions when a sexual assault allegation came forward against a former Republican lawmaker.

House members on Monday voted 49-19 to censure Rep. Priscilla Giddings, R-White Bird, after she shared a far-right outlet’s article that identified a 19-year-old legislative intern who accused former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger of rape.

Giddings will be removed from the House Commerce and Human Resources Committee, which oversees laws around state employees.

Read the full story from The Idaho Statesman here.