Racine, Wis., mayor resigns after sex-sting arrest

[thundley4]

If he's a Dem, then I missed it in the article.  However, it was a supposed minor girl that he thought he was getting.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The mayor of Racine, Wis., resigned on Tuesday, days after being accused of trying to arrange a sexual encounter with someone he thought was an underage girl.

Mayor Gary Becker resigned, effective 5 p.m. Tuesday, in a one-sentence letter that made no reference to the six felonies he faces.

His attorney, Patrick Cafferty, said Becker decided to resign because "it was in the best interest of everyone involved." He said his client intends to plead not guilty to all charges during a Feb. 10 arraignment in Racine County Circuit Court.

The City Council had planned to meet Tuesday night to begin the process of removing Becker from office in Racine, about 20 miles south of Milwaukee. Instead, the council's president, David Maack, said it will meet soon to decide whether to hold a special election or appoint someone to serve as mayor for the roughly two years left in Becker's term.

"I think it will allow us to move forward as a city and a council. We won't have this whole removal process hanging over our heads," said Maack, who had called for Becker's resignation.

Busted.

[asdf2231]

It's a Democrat.

[JohnnyReb]

I think it was the mayor of Seattle that just admitted he had lied about having sex with an 18 year old boy.......kid was 17 when they first met.

[Wretched Excess]

It's a Democrat.

the word "democrat" doesn't even appear in the AP (of course ) story.

[mamacags]

I think it was the mayor of Seattle that just admitted he had lied about having sex with an 18 year old boy.......kid was 17 when they first met.

Portland's mayor....

By ERIC ADAMS, and kgw.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland Mayor Sam Adams has acknowledged having a sexual relationship with a young man he mentored in 2005, and on Tuesday afternoon he apologized to the public for previously lying about it.

Adams said it was a serious error in judgement, but he "has no plans to resign." More: Mayor's apology

Mayor has no plans to resign

Mayor's press conference

Adams backtracks denials
The mayor admitted to having sex with legislative intern Beau Breedlove within a month of his 18th birthday, and that "the affair lasted maybe two months."

“I should have been honest at the time about my true relationship with Beau. I’m deeply sorry I asked Beau to lie on my behalf," Adams said. "This was a serious error on my part. It happened about four years ago, in my personal and professional life, and my job right now is to come clean."

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_011909_news_adams_breedlove_relationship.e142c06.html

Also a democrat.

[Airwolf]

What was that Skeletor said about a "Culture Of Corruption".

[mamacags]

We need to start a running list of this stuff somewhere on this site.

[Baruch Menachem]

Officially, the position of Mayor here in Portland is non partisan.

But usually the mayor is at the democrat convention every time.  I think the last Republican mayor was back in 1979

Adams is a step up from Jimmy Carter's transportation Secretary, Neil Goldschmit, who admited to having  long term affair that started when he was over forty

and she was 14

[thundley4]

The left loves to bash republicans that are caught in a ghey scandal, but the overlook the pedophiles  in their own party.

[MarshallLaw]

Portland's mayor....

By ERIC ADAMS, and kgw.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland Mayor Sam Adams has acknowledged having a sexual relationship with a young man he mentored in 2005, and on Tuesday afternoon he apologized to the public for previously lying about it.

Adams said it was a serious error in judgement, but he "has no plans to resign." More: Mayor's apology

Mayor has no plans to resign

Mayor's press conference

Adams backtracks denials
The mayor admitted to having sex with legislative intern Beau Breedlove within a month of his 18th birthday, and that "the affair lasted maybe two months."

“I should have been honest at the time about my true relationship with Beau. I’m deeply sorry I asked Beau to lie on my behalf," Adams said. "This was a serious error on my part. It happened about four years ago, in my personal and professional life, and my job right now is to come clean."

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_011909_news_adams_breedlove_relationship.e142c06.html

Also a democrat.

Am I the only one who noticed the.....um, poor choice of words?

[JohnnyReb]

Am I the only one who noticed the.....um, poor choice of words?

uh...No...but who cares as long as it's not up your poop shooter.