GOP Lawmaker Was Accused of Abusing His Family

Minnesota state Rep. Jeff Dotseth (R) “was arrested in 2008 after his then-wife called police to report he’d assaulted her, one episode in what she and her son would describe in civil court filings as more than a decade of abuse,” the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

“Prosecutors charged Dotseth with misdemeanor domestic assault, according to the court records. Nine months after he was arrested, Dotseth pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct.”