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Iowa Republican State Legislator Scandals

  • Bill DixBill DixFmr. State Senator [R-IA]
       
    3/12/18
    Passionately kissed a lobbyist while visiting with her at a local bar while also being married with three young children
    He resigned from office shortly after a video of his infidelity was released
  • Shawn HamerlinckFmr. State Senator [R-IA]
       
    7/18/17
    Often talked about female lobbyists' breast sizes -- even asking one staffer about the size of her areolas -- and how long female pages skirt lengths were right in front of them
    According to corroborated witnesses and reported by mainstream media
  • Mark ChelgrenFmr. State Senator [R-IA]
       
    3/01/17
    Falsely claimed he earned a business degree from “Forbco Management school” which was actually a certificate he got from a "management course he took when he worked for Sizzler, kind of like Hamburger University at McDonald’s" according to a GOP spokesperson
    According to an exclusive report by NBC news

Iowa Republican Mayor Scandals

  • Jaron RosienJaron RosienMayor [R-IA]
       
    1/24/23
    Slid his hand up a male victim's thigh, groped his genitals and kissed him on his cheek (or ear) which "was in no way consented to" by the victim after hours at a bar he owned while also being married to his husband
    According to charging documents filed by local police

Other Iowa Republican Scandals

  • Jim FriedrichFmr. Political Analyst
       
    7/18/17
    Would inquire about female subordinates sex lives and labele them "prudes" if they didn't play along and often said the word "c*nt" when discussing anything that has to do with a woman he disliked
    According to corroborated witnesses and reported by mainstream media
  • Kim Phuong TaylorKim Phuong TaylorWife [R]
       
    1/12/23
    Illegally submitted dozens of phony voter registrations, absentee ballot requests and absentee ballots from members of the Vietnamese community in her district in the 2020 Iowa Republican primary in an attempt to help her husband Jeremy Taylor's campaign for the US House
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials