Overview

• Armagost resigned Thursday afternoon, short-circuiting a Democratic censure that was slated for Friday during a special session.
• Democrats held the votes to pass the reprimand with a simple majority after announcing the measure earlier in the day.
• Armagost photographed Rep. Yara Zokaie on the House floor and shared the image in a GOP group chat where members mocked her attire before it appeared on anonymous social accounts.
• The online attention escalated into racist and misogynistic attacks, rape threats, and violent threats, including a message referencing Zokaie’s children and their school.
• At the time of the photo he was the House minority whip and chaired the Workplace Harassment Committee, a role from which he has since been removed, and he had previously planned to resign effective Sept. 1.