that should be theft, or fraud, or something.

Oregon House GOP leadership indicates Rep. Matt Wingard's fate remains undecided
Monday, June 18, 2012, 6:18 PM
Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian = http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2012/06/oregon_house_gop_leadership_in_1.html

Republican House leaders in Salem held a series of meetings Monday to discuss the fate of Rep. Matt Wingard, R-Wilsonville, following revelations that he had been accused of sexual misconduct by a former aide.

House Republican Leader Kevin Cameron of Salem refused to comment on whether GOP leaders may seek to push Wingard to resign from the House -- and whether the leadership is looking for another candidate to take his place.

"We take these allegations seriously and we've been meeting with our leadership team throughout the day and we're going to continue to investigate until we get all our facts," said Cameron.

Cameron said that he wanted to "have all the facts in front of us" before making any determinations about Wingard's future.

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and after suitable time has passed, he will run again and probably be elected..

The slow demise of Matt Wingard
Carla Axtman = http://www.blueoregon.com/2012/06/slow-demise-matt-wingard/


When Matt Wingard (R-Wilsonville) chose to enter Oregon House politics, he showed up with baggage. And not just the carry-on size. Wingard brought a steamer trunk full of personal foibles and accusations., not the least of which had to do with smacking his kid with a screwdriver.

After having spent some time in the job, things haven't improved much for him. Wingard has been dogged by allegations of plagiarism. His position on the House Education Committee is rife with conflict of interest issues and his unwillingness to work with colleagues has led to some legendary committee dysfunction.

It would appear that Wingard will need to acquire a new steamer trunk to contain the latest set of problems. ................

Lawmaker leaves leadership post after sex, alcohol claims
Rep. Matt Wingard apologizes and quits as deputy GOP leader

By Jonathan Cooper

The Associated Press

Jun 14, 2012 = http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/28227780-41/wingard-woman-alcohol-investigators-relationship.html.csp

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Authorities at the state Department of Justice closed their investigation without filing charges after the woman, now 23, said the sex was consensual.

According to the investigators’ report, the woman told authorities in January that Wingard pursued her while she worked for him during the 2009 legislative session. She said Wingard would ignore her if she didn’t agree to his requests to have dinner or to send explicit text messages. She said she felt like Wingard was punishing her, so she complied to avoid a hostile work environment.

The woman ... also told investigators that Wingard would frequently host parties at his house and provide alcohol to minors, and that she attended several of them before she was 21.

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Investigators concluded the sexual relationship was not a crime because the woman consented to it, and the statute of limitations had run out on alcohol charges.

since she was 20 when it started, and no-one calls that age 'a minor' when it comes to sex. It's only the puritanical US alcohol laws that call that 'a minor'.

However, there is the allegation of drugging her, which is damn serious - if true, it could make it rape.

Guess they're all exhausted from the John Edwards trial

because they don't want to see the seat lost to a Dem

But, rest assured, this is not being ignored. The media broke the story, as you would know, if you read the media links.

Of course, Rs doing this is so common it does not make national news

If he had stayed in the race, the balance in Oregon might have tilted too much against them. As is, they will have a big problem overcoming Obama's coattail effect.