A Republican state representative abruptly resigned Thursday afternoon ahead of a censure vote.
State Rep. Ryan Armagost, R-Berthoud, was already set to leave the legislature Sept. 1 to pursue a job and personal relationship in Arizona. His resignation spares him the embarrassment of being censured by Democrats on Friday for taking a picture of a Democratic colleague last legislative session without her knowledge or permission.
Armagost shared the photo of Democratic colleague Rep. Yara Zokaie of Fort Collins in a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal where fellow Republicans piled on with crude comments about her appearance.
The April incident led to sexual harassment and threats against Zokaie and her children after an anonymous social media account with conservative followers shared the photo online, Zokaie said.
Armagost has refused to discuss the photo. He was marked excused Thursday as lawmakers gathered at the Colorado Capitol for a special legislative session.
The censure vote was scheduled by Democrats for Friday, and Armagost was all but guaranteed to be the first lawmaker censured by the legislature since 2008. Democrats have an overwhelming majority in the House and censures in the Colorado legislature need a simple majority to pass.
Armagost announced on June 30 that he would resign from the legislature on Sept. 1. The Colorado Sun first reported on the photo he took of Zokaie in mid July, and then earlier this month Colorado Public Radio followed up with a story about how Armagost shared the image in a House Republican caucus chat.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
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