Key takeaways:
- Tennessee State Representative Scotty Campbell resigned from his House seat after violating the legislature’s workplace discrimination and harassment policy.
- The House Ethics Subcommittee investigated the complaint and released a report, but no further details were provided.
- Campbell had previously voted to expel the Tennessee Three, two Black Democratic legislators who protested in support of gun control on the state House floor.
Tennessee State Representative Scotty Campbell resigned from his House seat on Thursday after an Ethics Subcommittee report revealed he had violated the legislature’s workplace discrimination and harassment policy.
The report, which was released three weeks ago, did not provide any details on the specifics of the violation. It was Nashville TV station WTVF that first reported on the subcommittee’s findings.
Campbell had been the vice chair of the House Republican Caucus and had voted to expel the Tennessee Three, two Black Democratic legislators who protested in support of gun control on the state House floor.
The Tennessee House of Representatives has a zero-tolerance policy for workplace discrimination and harassment. The House Ethics Subcommittee is responsible for investigating any complaints of violations of the policy.
The subcommittee’s report did not provide any further information about the allegations, and no further details will be released. Campbell has not commented on the situation.
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