Jeremy LaFaver, Missouri House representative, steps down from House Democratic Victory Committee
The fallout from Missouri House Rep. Jeremy LaFaver’s marijuana arrest over the weekend has been swift. On Monday, LaFaver (who represents Waldo and Brookside) announced that he was leaving his post as chairman of the House Democratic Victory Committee. The committee is tasked with raising money for House Democratic candidates.
LaFaver told the Associated Press that he basically didn’t want the stink of his marijuana possession to rub off on other Democrats. “I didn’t want my embarrassing choices to distract from the work of electing more Democrats to the House,” he told the AP.
The 33-year-old representative was picked up in Boone County over the weekend when a state trooper pulled him over for missing a May court date in Moniteau County for allegedly driving an unregistered car. The trooper found a small amount of pot on LaFaver. Some Republicans have called for LaFaver’s resignation, but he has said he won’t quit.
