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Monday, November 24th, 2014

Speaker designate Ira Hansen withdrawing from position

Author:     SEAN WHALEY
Source:     Las Vegas Review-Journal
Publication Date:     November 23, 2014 - 7:10pm
Link: Speaker designate Ira Hansen withdrawing from position
Stephan:   This is the follow-up and some good news about the story I ran Saturday about the Nevada Speaker of the House Ira Hansen, he of the ungrateful "simple minded darkies" comments. Moral opprobrium largely expressed through the internet, I think, produced this result. Please note that his view is he was driven from office by, “The deliberate character assassination and the politics of personal destruction (which) have totally distorted my views and record,” he said. “Ultimately, this whole attack has very little to do with my views." It is the hallmark of the scumbag -- It's not my fault, I'm the victim.

CARSON CITY — Assembly Speaker-designate Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, said Sunday he is withdrawing from the leadership position after newspaper columns that he wrote with controversial remarks for the Sparks Daily Tribune generated widespread criticism.

Hansen said he would “gladly fight this out if it was only about me, but I cannot allow the many fine people elected to office to also be impacted.”

In a statement, he said the attacks were not about his past comments but instead aimed at removing him as speaker because he would be an obstacle to any tax increase that may be proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval and other lawmakers in the 2015 legislative session.

The 25-member GOP caucus, which came to the majority in the Assembly in the Nov. 4 election for the first time since 1985, will have to pick a new speaker.

Assemblyman Paul Anderson, R-Las Vegas, was named second in command as majority leader after the GOP caucus meeting earlier this month.

The caucus has set a meeting for tonight to select its new leader.

“For the greater good of the state of Nevada and the cause I support it is necessary for me to withdraw as speaker designee,” Hansen said in […]

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