Oregon GOP Legislator Ousted Over State Capitol Breach | Oregon News

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By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21. Legislators said on the House floor that this could be the most…

Panel: Lawmaker Should Be Removed Over Oregon Capitol Breach | Oregon News

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By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Almost a half-year after a Republican legislator let violent, far-right protesters into the Oregon State Capitol, a committee of six lawmakers on Thursday approved a resolution recommended he be the first member of the House to be expelled in its 160-year history. Rep. Paul Holvey, the…