Iowa Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in IA

Iowa Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Bill 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 childrenHe resigned from office shortly after a video of his infidelity was released
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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 themAccording 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 spokespersonAccording to an exclusive report by NBC news
Iowa Republican Finance Official Scandals
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Amanda DeVosCounty Treasurer [R-IA]
Illegally obtained license plates without paying the required $758 fee and then altered public records to make it appear she paid itAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
Iowa Republican Mayor Scandals
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Jaron 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 husbandAccording to charging documents filed by local police
Other Iowa Republican Scandals
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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 dislikedAccording to corroborated witnesses and reported by mainstream media
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Kim 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 HouseAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials