Rep. Zach Fansler, D-Bethel, has submitted a letter of resignation, in the wake of allegations that he committed an act of physical violence against a woman in his hotel room.
Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, D- Dillingham, said that calling for Fansler’s resignation “was the right thing to do given the severity of his alleged actions, but that does not mean that it was an easy thing to do because Zach was a committed and effective legislator for the people of House District 38.”
Edgmon added that he “also considered him a valuable member of our coalition,” that circumstances that warranted the resignation “were unfortunate and show the problems in our state with domestic violence and alcohol abuse.”
Fansler was elected in November of 2016. His resignation is effective Feb. 12.
