call for young democrat Kansas lawmaker to resign after 2nd arrest in a month: DUI/domestic battery

[Demovictory9]

– A 21-year-old embattled Kansas lawmaker was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving—his second arrest in less than a month—and is facing fresh calls for his resignation or removal from office. A Kansas trooper arrested Aaron Coleman around 1am Saturday on Interstate 70 near Lawrence, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. Coleman was taken to the Douglas County Jail, where he bonded out hours later, per the AP.

At the time of the arrest, Coleman was already out on bond from an Oct. 30 domestic battery arrest. In that case, he allegedly pushed, hit, and spit on his 18-year-old brother in a fight that erupted because the brother was going to get baptized, according to court documents. The Kansas City, Kansas, Democrat has been embroiled in controversy since before he took office after being elected in 2020 and has acknowledged past abuses against girls and young women. A legislative committee reprimanded Coleman in writing in February over those abuses.

Last month, Coleman also was banned from the Kansas Department of Labor's offices over allegations of disruptive behavior. Coleman said he was trying to help constituents. Both Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman, a Republican, and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly have joined the chorus of those calling for Coleman to resign. If he refuses to resign, Kelly said, the Legislature should remove him from office, saying his latest arrest "is further evidence that he is not fit to serve in the Kansas House of Representatives." Coleman didn't immediately return phone and email messages seeking comment.

https://www.newser.com/story/313898/2-arrests-in-one-month-for-kansas-lawmaker.htm

[KS Toronado]

1. Aaron Coleman's political career is going to be short.

[Demovictory9]

5. Agreed..he is a hot mess

[joshcryer]

8. If you look him up he's awful.

Long rap sheet of abusive behavior.

Just goes to show if you show up to some obscure state legislature election you, too, can make $30k a year. ($20k of that is per diem though, but I'm sure this guy squeezes every dime from it).

[gratuitous]

11. Unless he changes his party registration

Then Republicans would support him no matter what he did or was accused of.

[SCantiGOP]

2. Hit the road, jerk

You’ve used up your three strikes.
Hope the district is safe Democratic.

[magicarpet]

3. ..... former captain of the wrestling team ?

[chowder66]

4. Kid needs to be punished and needs help. nt

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. Meh. Leave him alone. Tired of throwing ours out over minor offenses while repigs...

… literally murder people and refuse to step down.

[joshcryer]

9. Nah, this kid fell in under the radar.

Primaried a very well known and loved incumbent. The district is strongly Democratic, so simply winning the primary got him the seat (he won the primary by 14 votes). He's a shiester if there was one. His story growing up may well be true, but he isn't fit to be a Democrat.

[11 Bravo]

7. He needs to hit the road, but the use of "democrat" in the context of the thread title ...

sets my teeth on edge.
I'm fucking sick of watching Repukes define the language in our political discourse, and see no reason to assist them in their efforts.

[LiberatedUSA]

10. Only 3 years removed from high school...

…and just now can drink.

And we are trying to get 18 year olds to drive our semi-trucks to make up for a driver shortage.