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Glen Casada, the Republican Speaker of the Tennessee House, recently announced his plans "to resign as speaker in coming weeks". Speaker Casada announced his plans after the Republican House Caucus held a 45-24 no-confidence vote against the Speaker.
Glen Casada to resign as speaker in coming weeks [The Tennessean]
Rep. Glen Casada, Cade Cothren sent sexually explicit text messages about women [The Tennessean]
Speaker Casada's fall from grace came after allegations that he sent a series of text messages that:
Other text messages shows Casada joking with an aide about whether two young women were of legal age for sexual relations.
New texts show Speaker asking aide if women were legal age [newschannel5.com]
Speaker Casada also appointed a committee chair who had past allegations of sexual assault. Casada then used an employee to write news stories that attempted to harass the women who had made the sexual assault allegations.
House Speaker Glen Casada removes embattled Rep. David Byrd from subcommittee chairmanship [The Tennessean]
Casada's Chief of Staff also had his own text message problems which included texts with his boss about having sex with a woman in the bathroom at a dinner (paid for by a Casada PAC) at a chicken restaurant named "The Party Foul":
After bragging about sex at Party Fowl, former chief of staff's tab may have been paid by Glen Casada donors [The Tennessean]
Prior to the announcement of his planned resignation, Speaker Casada had blamed his troubles on a Democratic smear campaign against him.
Glen Casada to resign as speaker in coming weeks [The Tennessean]
Rep. Glen Casada, Cade Cothren sent sexually explicit text messages about women [The Tennessean]
Speaker Casada's fall from grace came after allegations that he sent a series of text messages that:
- solicited oral sex and naked photos from a female intern,
- suggested he would make sexual advances toward another intern,
- sought sex with a lobbyist;
- referred to another woman as a “cunt”; and
- called Metro police officers who gave him parking tickets “rent a cop cocksuckers.”
Other text messages shows Casada joking with an aide about whether two young women were of legal age for sexual relations.
New texts show Speaker asking aide if women were legal age [newschannel5.com]
Speaker Casada also appointed a committee chair who had past allegations of sexual assault. Casada then used an employee to write news stories that attempted to harass the women who had made the sexual assault allegations.
House Speaker Glen Casada removes embattled Rep. David Byrd from subcommittee chairmanship [The Tennessean]
Casada's Chief of Staff also had his own text message problems which included texts with his boss about having sex with a woman in the bathroom at a dinner (paid for by a Casada PAC) at a chicken restaurant named "The Party Foul":
After bragging about sex at Party Fowl, former chief of staff's tab may have been paid by Glen Casada donors [The Tennessean]
Prior to the announcement of his planned resignation, Speaker Casada had blamed his troubles on a Democratic smear campaign against him.
