Re: Democrat sex offender Rep. David Sawyer.

Suspended on May 9, 2018, as chairman of the House Commerce and 
Gaming Committee. Resigned chairmanship after a summary of an 
outside investigation released June 11 said Sawyer sent a House 
employee multiple “inappropriate and offensive” text messages and 
violated House policies on harassment, decorum and ethics. Media 
previously reported that several women accused Sawyer of 
inappropriate behavior toward them both before and after he first 
was elected in 2012. Lost re-election in the Democratic primary; 
registered as a lobbyist for the 2019 session. Fined $1,000 by the 
Legislative Ethics Board, which said in a Jan. 29, 2019, report that 
Sawyer had improperly required his staff to discuss issues related 
to the harassment allegations against him.