{"id":64157,"date":"2016-02-03T08:21:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T13:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64157"},"modified":"2016-02-03T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T16:46:51","slug":"graham-hunt-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=64157","title":{"rendered":"Graham Hunt resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last month we talked about Graham Hunt<\/a>, the Washington state legislator who had embellished his military career and posted a stock Associated Press photo that hinted that he had suffered the losses of friends in combat. In a link sent by C B, the Seattle Times<\/a> crows about his announcement that he is resigning;<\/p>\n

The resignation came after Hunt met with Republican leaders Tuesday afternoon amid mounting allegations against him.<\/p>\n

House Minority Leader Dan Kristiansen had said last week Hunt needed to clear up his record or resign. In a statement Tuesday, Kristiansen said he supported Hunt\u2019s decision to step down, adding state House Republicans \u201chave high ethical standards and hold each other accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Seattle Times first reportedlast month that military records did not back up Hunt\u2019s claims of serving as a \u201ccombat veteran\u201d in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that he\u2019d listed three medals on his official biography that the Air Reserve Personnel Center had no record of him receiving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Hunt’s resignation letter<\/a>;<\/p>\n

As I have stated before, I have nothing to conceal, nor have I ever deliberately conducted myself in a manner that compromises my integrity or the integrity of this office. However, the recent speculation of impropriety has taken its toll on my family, my colleagues, and the community. The people of the Second District of Washington deserve a full-time representative who can zealously advocate for their objectives without distraction. Under the current circumstances, I no longer feel that I can meet these expectations. Therefore, it is in the best interests of the people of Washington that I relinquish my seat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Well, whether he intended to tell lies or not, he’s responsible for the stuff that goes on his campaign website. Like I said the other day, if I can’t document stuff about my military career, I just don’t mention it. But, then, there’s nothing I can’t document. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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