Indiana GOP ousts attorney general after groping allegations
Source: Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hills bid for reelection was scuttled Friday as he lost the Republican nomination following a monthlong suspension of his law license over allegations that he groped a state lawmaker and three other women during a party.
Former U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita prevailed in mail-in voting by state convention delegates after a campaign among party activists that centered on whether the allegations against Hill left him vulnerable to defeat in the November election. Rokita defeated Hill with 52% of the vote in a third round of voting after two lesser-known candidates were eliminated in earlier rounds, state GOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer said.
Rokita said he entered the race because Hill had a history of bad judgment, bad choices and not taking responsibilities marring his time as state governments top lawyer. Rokita, who is known as a contentious conservative, is looking to make a political comeback after running unsuccessfully for governor in 2016 and a U.S. Senate seat two years ago.
Hill had been seen as a rising African American star among Republicans and worked to build support among social conservatives, touting himself as an anti-abortion and tough-on-crime crusader and making appearances on Fox News to discuss topics such as San Franciscos troubles with homelessness.
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By TOM DAVIES and CASEY SMITH
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bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)GOP just isn't vetting properly.
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)Jonathan Weinzapfel: https://www.weinzapfelforag.com/
AC_Mem
(1,979 posts)It's nearly ALWAYS a Republican, isn't it. You know -the ones who claim they have such "family values". How can they be such hypocrites? And God forbid if it WAS a Democrat -they would pounce!