Statement from Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen on Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix:
“The video posted on Iowa Starting Line is a serious matter for Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix to discuss with his family, his fellow Senate Republicans and Governor Reynolds.
“Because this involves Senator Dix and a lobbyist, there will be questions about the impact of this relationship on legislation.
“This incident follows Senator Dix’s failure to take any responsibility for the $1.75 million settlement that resulted from the sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation against former Senate Republican staffer Kirsten Anderson by Republican Senators and staff.”
Later Monday, Dix resigned from office. Here is statement from Petersen:
“With Senator Dix’s resignation, Republican Senators have an opportunity to finally get it right and change a culture at the Iowa Capitol that puts lobbyists, special interests, and political arrogance ahead of the interests of Iowa families.
“Republican Senators have an obligation to elect a new leader who will take responsibility for the sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation against former Senate Republican staffer Kirsten Anderson by Republican Senators and staff. After footing the bill for a $1.75 million settlement in Kirsten Anderson’s lawsuit against Senate Republicans, Iowa taxpayers deserve nothing less.
“It is shameful that the only person fired in this whole scandal was the victim. No Republican Senators or staff were punished for their wrongdoing in this case. And many staffers have reported that they are still afraid to report harassment at the Capitol.
“There is a reckoning in our country on the issue of harassment in the workplace. The new Senate Republican leader should be someone who will hold Republican Senators and staff accountable for their actions in the Kirsten Anderson case and take steps immediately to address this issue.”
18 thoughts on “Statement from Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen on Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix”
did anybody see any news about this on kimt? this is a pretty big deal for iowa and they didn’t even mention it did they? we should boycott them until they start doing their job. their license says they’re an iowa station so unless that changes they’re supposed to report iowa news
Does’nt mean she is a demorat because she worked for the democratic party as a champaign manager Man are you a basement dweller dweller or what – if a demorat could’nt lie he/she would die.
You should have come out of your basement when school was in session especially for your English classes.
Womens name Mclure – former Bernie Sanders campaign Director – Told you these demorats know more dirty tricks than – tried to out do someone -all came up demorats -Obama -Clintons-Mueller -Comey -Hitler – same answer = DEMO-CRAPS! SETUP!
doesn’t mean she’s a democrat, just has worked for some, and doesn’t any more. she’s a republicrook, and who cares if it was a setup? they did stupid crap, in public yet, and got caught like they deserved. what’s the matter, was it NOT FAIR! whiny babies
The lobbyist was a democrap plant and as you say the female demorat who will benefit from this setup looks like a wet pup.
he’s not exactly brad pitt himself, and if they were going to send in a plant they would have send somebody better looking. nothing would have happened if he weren’t a lecher
Typical responses from the caliber of people who plop down on this site and never leave.
SET UP !
Hahahahaaaa!!! Yeah, sure it was!!
Ya you are right, somehow the Democratics got Bill Dix to stick his tongue in the female lobbyist’s mouth. Hahaha
Putin said she is a nice comrade – BUT don’t be TRICKED by the demorats TRICKS. Meanwhile take a minute and listen to the demopoops party song by Al Wilson – Title – THE SNAKE ! I chit you not !
Every heard of a SET UP ? The demorats will do anything in their corrupt means to gain control – and all the while bitchin about BAD Russia and Trump collusion – BY THE WAY the Mueller/demorat investigation has ended – The FAKE (propaganda) news channels gave 50,000 hours of negative reporting on Trump’s phoney Russian ties and found NOTHING – CBS has not reported the end of the corrupt demorat investigation and abc/nbc mentioned it for 30 seconds. Seems the demorats ended the probe because too many of them were exposed as crooks/liars/thieves and Anti American slimeballs.
But how did they make Dix forget he had a wife and family before he went in for the tongue play?
Hahahaha
I need to become a Republican so I can live in a fantasy world like you…..you just can’t handle the truth.
Doesn’t appear to be, but so what if it is? It’s okay until you get caught? The guy is scum who can’t keep his pants on. He humiliated his wife and family and deserves what he gets.
She looks like she was rode hard and put away wet.
Wow, my thoughts exactly, ain’t that calling the kettle black.