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Lawmaker Expelled For Sexual Misconduct In 2018 On Life Support

Dan Shooter, who was expelled from the Arizona Legislature in 2018 for sexual misconduct, is on life support at a Phoenix hospital.

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Dan Shooter, pictured here testifying before a 2018 hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, was expelled from the Arizona Legislature amid allegations that included propositioning a fellow lawmaker and making comments about her breasts.
Dan Shooter, pictured here testifying before a 2018 hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, was expelled from the Arizona Legislature amid allegations that included propositioning a fellow lawmaker and making comments about her breasts. (Mark Henle/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool, File)

PHOENIX, AZ — The first state lawmaker in the United States to be expelled for sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement began is hospitalized and on life support.

Don Shooter, a Republican from Yuma, Arizona, was thrown out of the Legislature in February 2018 after being found to have propositioned a fellow lawmaker and made comments about her breasts.

Many other women, including the then-publisher of Arizona's largest newspaper, then complained that he subjected them to inappropriate sexual comments or actions.

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Arizona Senate President Karen Fann confirmed on Thursday that Shooter remains in the intensive care unit at a Phoenix hospital.

Since his expulsion, other legislators nationwide have resigned or been stripped of their leadership posts after being accused of misconduct.

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Shooter said at the time that his actions did not justify expulsion/

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