On Nov. 4, Republicans won control of the Nevada Assembly for the first time since 1985, and three days later they selected two-term backbencher Ira Hansen as their speaker-designate.On Sunday, after almost a week of revelations from his 13 years as a columnist for the Sparks Tribune and turns as talk radio host, Hansen said that he is withdrawing from the position, blaming a "carefully orchestrated attack to remove a conservative Republican from a major leadership role in state government," according to a letter obtained by Nevada journalist Jon Ralston.Among other things, Hansen proudly keeps...
Nevada Speaker-elect Steps Aside After Racist, Homophobic Writings Revealed
By Peter Weber, The Week
Mon, 11/24/2014 - 5:14am
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