Sen. Steve Knight
A third State Senator has now joined with the growing movement within the legislature’s upper house to demand a vote on removal of Rod Wright.
A week ago Wright was convicted on eight felony counts in a prosecution surrounding the fact that he does not live in the Senate District where he stood for election, and which he currently represents. The California constitution sets out a residency requirement for members of the legislature.
This morning Senator Knight delivered a letter to Senate President Darrell Steinberg, co-signed by Senators Joel Anderson and Andy Vidak, which you can see here, calling for the Senate to take a vote on removing Senator Wright.
This morning the FlashReport broke the news that Senators Anderson and Vidak have said that if the Democrats will put forward a vote on Wright (with a super-majority the Democrats control the process for floor votes), that they will vote to remove the convicted felon.
So far the only Senators willing to say they will vote to expel Wright are Republicans, which is too bad. Matters of integrity such as this should not be dividing on partisan lines.