Iowa Breaking: Bill Dix resigns

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cross posted from Iowa Forum. Iowa taxpayers are on the hook for a ~$1.5 million sexual harassment lawsuit that was handed down last summer against the Iowa Senate Republican caucus. Dix was the leader when that took place I believe.

https://iowastartingline.com/2018/03/12/senator-bill-dix-resigns-as-leader-following-starting-line-article/

Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix announced this afternoon that he was resigning both from his leadership position and from the Iowa Senate following this morning’s publication of a Starting Line article that showed him in what appeared to be a romantic relationship with a Statehouse lobbyist.

Senate Republicans announced they would hold a vote for a new leader this Wednesday. Senators Jack Whitver, Randy Feenstra and Charles Schneider are rumored to be potential candidates.

Dix had weathered previous controversies over his leadership and handling of the Kirsten Anderson sexual harassment reporting and trial, but today’s new controversies proved to be too much. Over the last year, several members of the Senate Republican caucus had not been happy with Dix’s tenure as majority leader and made those concerns public.

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“I am certainly disappointed in what I’m hearing. I don’t know all the facts,” Reynolds said, explaining she had just heard of the news shortly before speaking to reporters. “I’m hoping to meet with Senator Dix this afternoon and better understand what the facts are.”

Good for Iowa for a change. But his replacements look as bad or worse.

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1. That's real sweet, Gov. Reynolds

Having suddenly become aware of Sen. Dix's trouble, which disappoint her and that she knows nothing about, she'd like him to come over to her office for a little meeting. However, if Sen. Dix has already resigned, it's very likely that he'll tell Sleeping Beauty to shove off, he doesn't have to meet with her, because she's not the boss of him anymore. Gov. Reynolds will then just have to go on being disappointed and ignorant.

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2. some day Reynolds may even become aware that Steve King is a racist

there are lots of surprises in store for our (hopefully) short-term gubernator.