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Arizona Rep. Leezah Sun Resigns Following Damning Ethics Report

The report found a pattern of threat-making, abuse of office, and retaliation against those who testified against her.

  • Arizona House Rep. Leezah Sun resigned on Wednesday following an ethics report that found she engaged in a pattern of threat-making and abuse of office.
  • The report found that Sun threatened to throw a Tolleson official over a balcony and 'kill her' during a conference in Tucson.
  • Sun also interfered with a custodial dispute, threatened a school superintendent with an investigation and then retaliated against the superintendent by attending a board meeting to complain about his testimony.
  • Democratic leaders filed an ethics complaint against Sun in November following reports of her inappropriate behavior.
  • Tolleson officials convinced a judge to issue a restraining order against Sun following a meeting in which they said she used foul language and tried to intimidate them.
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