MONTPELIER — Rep. Bob Hooper, D-Burlington, resigned his seat on the House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee “in response to a violation” of the chamber’s sexual harassment policies, according to a Friday memo from House Speaker Jill Krowinski.
Hooper’s resignation came “after a thorough and diligent investigation by the House Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel,” Krowinski, who’s also a Democrat from Burlington, wrote. She sent the memo to all House members early Friday morning, and a copy was reviewed by VtDigger.
Hooper will not be assigned to another committee for the rest of the session, Krowinski said. It was not immediately clear whether Hooper would resign from his House seat.
The speaker’s memo commended an “impacted member” of the House who filed a complaint to the harassment prevention panel, saying, “it was an extraordinarily courageous action to come forward and I’m asking that you give them privacy at this time.”
The memo also said a “confidential stipulation agreement” had been reached after the panel’s investigation into Hooper.
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