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Paul Morrison
Paul J. Morrison is a politician and lawyer and the former Attorney General of Kansas.[1] He resigned effective January 31, 2008. Morrison announced his resignation while facing accusations of marital infidelity, sexual harassment and professional misconduct.[2]
Education
Morrison attended Kansas State University and Washburn School of Law, graduating in 1980.[1]
Career
Morrison previously served as the District Attorney for Johnson County, Kansas from 1990 until January 2007. Morrison, who had been a life-long Republican, switched his affiliation to Democratic in 2005 and announced he would challenge Republican Phill Kline in 2006 for Attorney General. On November 7, 2006, Morrison defeated Kline with 58 percent of the vote. Morrison took office on January 8, 2007. Kline succeeded Morrison as Johnson County District Attorney.[1][3]
Noteworthy events
Resignation
In December 2007, Morrison reportedly had an affair with an office administrator, Linda Carter, in the district attorney's office. The affair allegedly continued after he was elected attorney general. Carter filed a sexual harassment claim with the Kansas Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that Morrison pressured her to obtain sensitive information about Kline and several pending investigations at the district attorney's office. Morrison admitted to the extramarital relationship, but denied that he engaged in any impropriety or sexual harassment, nor that he pressured Carter to obtain sensitive information or influence the course of an investigation.[4]
At a news conference on December 14, 2007, Morrison declared that he would step down.[2] He said,
| “ | Many people feel betrayed by my personal actions, and they have every right to feel that way," he said. He said he had made personal mistakes, but had upheld the law while in office.[2][5] | ” |
Recent news
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See also
- Affirmative action in Kansas
- Former Kansas Attorney General wants appellate judge ousted from his ethics case
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lawrence Journal-World, "Paul Morrison Democrat," accessed December 4, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lawrence Journal-World, "Morrison resigns," December 14, 2007
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Morrison switches, targets Kline," October 26, 2005
- ↑ Topeka Capital-Journal, Sex scandal rocks A.G., December 9, 2007
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
