N.D. lawmaker expelled over ‘pattern’ of misconduct

BISMARCK – After three hours of emotional debate, the North Dakota House of Representatives voted Thursday, March 4, to expel Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, by a vote of 69-25. The House convened as a Committee of the Whole, something that hasn’t been done in decades, to debate whether to expel the threeterm representative. A vote to expel a member of the House needs a two-thirds ...

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