US EditionMissouri lawmaker reprimanded for sexually vulgar text sent during redistricting protest
Democratic Rep. Jeremy Dean was removed from committees and ordered to keep 50 feet away from GOP Rep. Cecelie Williams after sending obscene texts during a redistricting protest.
- In a Thursday vote, the Missouri House sanctioned Democratic state Rep. Jeremy Dean for sending obscene texts to Republican state Rep. Cecelie Williams, approving the reprimand 138-10.
- During a Sept. 4 sit-in on the House floor, Democratic state Rep. Jeremy Dean sent texts while watching a livestream of a House Elections Committee hearing to protest a Republican redistricting plan this year.
- According to the ethics report, the texts included a graphic oral sex reference to the president and a second message sent roughly 20 minutes later read `Make sure it isn't blurry`.
- Sanctions include removal from committees, mandatory sexual-harassment training and an order that Dean remain at least 50 feet away from Williams; House Minority Leader Ashley Aune had already removed Dean from committees in September, and he voted `present` on the ethics report before leaving shortly after.
- Her testimony emphasized trauma and a call for expulsion, and Republican state Rep. Cecelie Williams said the messages retriggered PTSD symptoms while Dean joins at least 157 accused lawmakers, with all 10 no votes from Democrats.
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Missouri House sanctions Rep. Dean for obscene harassment
State Rep. Cecelie Williams said the messages resurfaced trauma from past abuse as lawmakers voted 138–10 to punish Dean. The post Missouri House sanctions Democratic Rep. Jeremy Dean over obscene texts to colleague appeared first on Springfield Daily Citizen.
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Missouri House sanctions Democratic Rep. Jeremy Dean over obscene texts to colleague
State Rep. Cecelie Williams, R-Dittmer, speaks in 2025 during Missouri House debate (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications)The text messages were brief, but state Rep. Cecelie Williams told the Missouri House on Thursday that they carried her backward in time. She thought she had worked through the feelings of fear, self-doubt and the instinct to shrink and stay quiet. Last year, she publicly shared her history of domestic abuse for the first…
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Missouri lawmaker reprimanded for sexually vulgar text sent during redistricting protest
A Missouri lawmaker has been formally reprimanded for sending a sexually vulgar text to a fellow House member. Democratic state Rep.
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