Incoming Pasco School Board member has domestic assault convictions
A newly-elected Pasco School Board member who campaigned on the need for more moral and ethical public officials has two domestic violence convictions.
But Stephen Asay Simmons’ convictions for fourth-degree assault — including one that involved a 2-year-old — don’t prevent him from serving on the board.
“This past year has highlighted the need for elected officials who represent us using facts, ethics, principles, and morals,” Simmons said in the Franklin County voter’s pamphlet. “I’m tired of standing on the sidelines while our children’s future is decided for us.”
He was part of a slate of conservative-backed candidates who filed for office because of frustrations over COVID restrictions. Nearly all of the candidates won spots on Tri-Cities school boards.
His first conviction was in Redmond, Ore., not long after he moved there in 2005. He was charged with mistreating the toddler, admitting he would spank her or hit her cheek for not eating, for potty training accidents and bed wetting, police reports show.
Eight years later, after returning to Pasco, he was arrested for hitting his wife after an argument after he accused her of not feeding their children healthy food, according to a Pasco police report.
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I know this jackass and was shocked when I saw he was running unopposed for the school board. It shouldn’t surprise anyone from Washington state that Steve is a Tim Eyman supporter.
On my ballot I wrote in “Anybody Else”.
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