House censures lawmaker after ethics report
FILE - In this Thursday, March 1, 2018, file photo, Idaho Republican state Rep. Priscilla Giddings sits at the Capitol in Boise. The Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of an intern who accused another state lawmaker of rape will face a legislative ethics hearing next month. The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday, July 20, 2021, that it found probable cause that Giddings engaged in "conduct unbecoming a representative." (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi, File)
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.