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brooklynite

(94,713 posts) Wed Dec 20, 2017, 04:51 PM Dec 2017

Jack Latvala resigns from the Florida Senate

Source: Tampa Bay Times

Facing a public corruption investigation and possible expulsion from the state Senate, Jack Latvala resigned Wednesday, a day after a retired judge concluded that he likely violated state corruption laws by trading legislative favors for physical contact and for sexually harassing and assaulting multiple women.

Latvala, 66, of Clearwater, a long-time Tampa Bay leader and Republican candidate for governor, sent a letter of resignation to Senate President Joe Negron in an abrupt and highly dramatic end to a controversial career that spanned three decades.

"I have never intentionally dishonored my family, my constituents or the Florida Senate," Latvala wrote in the letter.

Referring to the national #MeToo movement, he wrote: "My political adversaries have latched onto this effort to rid our country of sexual harassment to try to rid the Florida Senate of me."

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2017/12/20/jack-latvala-resigns-from-the-florida-senate/

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Jack Latvala resigns from the Florida Senate (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2017 OP

poor BABY Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #1

Can we flip this district? nycbos Dec 2017 #2

Looks tough... brooklynite Dec 2017 #5

85-42? Tiggeroshii Dec 2017 #6

Percent would be weird Ken Burch Dec 2017 #8

Sorry; 71-28 brooklynite Dec 2017 #9

It would be quite a feat, but... Pacifist Patriot Dec 2017 #11

Contrast his statement SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #3

Contrast the BEHAVIOR zipplewrath Dec 2017 #7

If you have to sneak to do something, you gotta know it's wrong. Period. Doitnow Dec 2017 #12

If this isn't an amission of guilt I don't know what is. lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #4

Let this be the beginning of a Republican purge. Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #10

Dems ought to compete everywhere. Doitnow Dec 2017 #13

But trading legislative Favors for cash is ok. dbackjon Dec 2017 #14

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. poor BABY

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 04:53 PM

Dec 2017

nycbos

(6,037 posts)

2. Can we flip this district?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 04:55 PM

Dec 2017

brooklynite

(94,713 posts)

5. Looks tough...

Reply to nycbos (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 05:12 PM

Dec 2017

2012 he won 85-42; 2014 he won 72-28 (no Democratic candidate); 2016 he ran unopposed.

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

6. 85-42?

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 05:13 PM

Dec 2017

...votes or percent?

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

8. Percent would be weird

Reply to Tiggeroshii (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 05:17 PM

Dec 2017

"with 130% of the vote in, we're projecting a winner..."

brooklynite

(94,713 posts)

9. Sorry; 71-28

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 05:20 PM

Dec 2017

He got 85 in his Primary.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)

11. It would be quite a feat, but...

Reply to nycbos (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 05:46 PM

Dec 2017

never say never. Certainly worth trying as far as I am concerned. Especially in this climate.

SCantiGOP

(13,873 posts)

3. Contrast his statement

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 04:56 PM

Dec 2017

to the one Franken made in announcing his resignation. Apparently, having the D or the R after your name has a lot to do with integrity and honesty.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

7. Contrast the BEHAVIOR

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 05:16 PM

Dec 2017

What is most telling from almost all of these jerks, is that some always did it hidden or in private because they KNEW it was wrong, even if they didn't think it was "illegal". But Franken, and honestly a few others, did it where they could plainly be seen. Heck, Franken was photographed doing some of this stuff. Does that make it "okay", no. But we have to be honest and understand that not everyone KNOWS they are being a moron, and the tell tale is whether they know to hide it.