The GOP-led Arizona state House voted to expel a Republican lawmaker Wednesday for violating the chamber’s ethics rules.
Liz Harris, who represented Arizona’s 13th District, faced backlash in February after inviting a conspiracy theorist to a joint committee hearing involving members of the Senate Elections and House Municipal Oversight and Elections panels. The witness, Jacqueline Breger, baselessly claimed before the committees that state public officials, including Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs, were taking bribes from drug cartels.
Prior to Wednesday’s vote, the Arizona House Ethics Committee released a report that it found Harris had violated Rule 1, which states that members of the House “may punish its members for disorderly behavior,” including expulsion with a two-thirds majority.
Harris was expelled by a 46-13 vote. All 28 Democratic members voted in favor of the motion and were joined by 18 of 31 Republican colleagues.
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