Top State House Republican and Democrat dispute key events in photo investigation

LEGISLATURE ZOKAIE ARMAGOST CENSURE
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Republican Rep. Ryan Armagost’s desk in the House chamber sat empty at the start of a special legislative session Aug. 21, 2025.

LEGISLATURE ZOKAIE ARMAGOST CENSURE
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Democratic Rep. Yara Zokaie is embraced by Majority Leader Monica Duran Aug. 21, 2025, as House Speaker Julie McCluskie describes the harassment Zokaie endured after Republican Rep. Ryan Armagost shared a picture internally among Republican House members, some of whom compared her outfit — a short dress and blazer with knee-high boots — to a stripper and a prostitute. Democrats on Friday, August. 22, 2025 will seek a formal House censure of Armagost.

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