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Idaho Republicans consider ousting colleague who pleaded guilty to rape charges
By David Ferguson
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 16:14 EST

On Tuesday, an Idaho state senator called on his colleague to resign when it came to light that the fellow state lawmaker entered a guilty plea to rape charges in 1974.

The Associated Press reported that state Sen. Fred Martin (R-Boise) called on state Rep. Mark Patterson (R) to step down in the wake of revelations about Patterson’s past.

A group of legislators from Boise are preparing to meet next Tuesday to decide what Patterson’s future in the legislature may be. Not everyone is determined to force him out. Another Republican official from Patterson’s district told the AP that the situation is “fluid,” and that nothing has been decided.

The Idaho Statesman reported in November that Patterson failed to disclose his guilty plea in the Florida case and was therefore turned down for a permit to carry a concealed weapon.