It Gets Weirder: Wife of KY Rep Who Committed Suicide Over Sex Abuse Allegations Wants to Replace Him

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We don’t want to speak ill of the dead or the grieving here—that’s really the Left’s bailiwick— but I think Kentucky voters should resist the urge to replace Dan Johnson with his wife.

The wife of a Republican lawmaker in Kentucky who killed himself after accusations he sexually assaulted a teenage girl says she will seek to replace him in the state legislature.

Rebecca Johnson made the announcement in a news release sent to The Associated Press. Dan Johnson killed himself Wednesday night. David Adams, a political operative who worked for Dan Johnson, confirmed Rebecca Johnson’s intentions.

In the release, Rebecca Johnson referred to her husband’s death as a “high-tech lynching based on lies and half-truths.”

She may be in denial here. Johnson had a history of publicly embarrassing behavior from being everything from an outright racist to a serial fabulist with delusions of grandeur. Only the most devout media disbeliever could conclude that Johnson’s suicide was triggered by a political conspiracy against him.

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The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting published a story earlier this week detailing accusations that Johnson sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in 2013. Police had investigated the matter but did not file charges. The story prompted police to re-open the investigation.

Voters should take this opportunity to unhitch themselves from the dysfunction.

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