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Former Rep. Hixon dead of suicide [Idaho]
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| Tue., Jan. 9, 2018, 10:11 a.m.
| Betsy Russell
Posted on 01/09/2018 10:33:01 AM PST by Red Badger
House Speaker Scott Bedke just announced some bad news to the House: Former Rep. Brandon Hixon has tragically taken his own life. Our thoughts go first to family and friends who are suffering from this loss.
Bedke said, We should
support those who are close to us when they are struggling. Please remember Brandons family in your prayers.
Hixon resigned from the House in November amid a criminal investigation into sexual abuse, though no charges were filed; he subsequently was twice arrested for driving under the influence, with the first arrest also including a charge of resisting arrest.
Hixon, a Republican, was first elected to the House in 2012; he was re-elected in 2014 with 58.9 percent of the vote. After Hixons resignation, Gov. Butch Otter appointed Jarom Wagoner, a city planner from Caldwell, to serve out the remainder of Hixons term.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Idaho
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To: Red Badger
This is very sad.
It is hard to imagine he was suffering more than his family will now.
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posted on
01/09/2018 10:37:09 AM PST
by
Gratia
To: Red Badger
Hixon resigned from the House in November amid a criminal investigation into sexual abuse.... Hmmmm.
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posted on
01/09/2018 10:45:26 AM PST
by
bkopto
To: Red Badger
One less sexual predator.
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posted on
01/09/2018 10:48:15 AM PST
by
Reno89519
(PRESIDENT TRUMP, KEEP YOUR PROMISES! NO AMNESTY AND BUILD THAT WALL.)
To: Red Badger
No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just come out the other side. Or you don't. The Stand by Stephen King
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posted on
01/09/2018 10:49:06 AM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Red Badger
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posted on
01/09/2018 10:52:22 AM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say)
To: Reno89519
One less sexual predator. Or not. Charges dropped once the Rats had their scalp.
An accusation does not prove guilt. Even in matters of sex.
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posted on
01/09/2018 10:53:28 AM PST
by
texas booster
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To: Red Badger
Why would anyone announce a suicide? The most that should be said is that he died suddenly at home or wherever. Sure the truth will come out, but it’s not anyone’s business except the family’s.
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posted on
01/09/2018 11:03:20 AM PST
by
LoveUSA
(God employs Man's strength; Satan exploits Man's weakness.)
To: LoveUSA
My wife is a police/fire/EMS dispatcher. She often fields calls from the press. Department policy is not to disseminate information about suicides. Easier to accomplish if the person isn't already highly visible to the public.
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posted on
01/09/2018 11:11:49 AM PST
by
Myrddin
To: LoveUSA
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posted on
01/09/2018 11:46:54 AM PST
by
proust
(Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.)
To: Reno89519
You must be kidding. You may have noticed no charges were forthcoming once he left office.
Surely you know the game by now, don’t you?
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posted on
01/09/2018 11:57:52 AM PST
by
Paulie
(America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
To: Red Badger
Isaiah 43:25 NIV
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.
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posted on
01/09/2018 12:14:23 PM PST
by
donna
( Liberals redefine words: gay is no longer happy; Dream is no longer American)
To: LoveUSA
With today's political climate,
HRC body count, maybe it wasn't a suicide.
Just sayin.
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posted on
01/09/2018 1:13:49 PM PST
by
Slyfox
(Not my circus, not my monkeys)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
01/09/2018 1:14:01 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
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