Rep. Wood Asks for No Discipline over DUI's
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin lawmaker charged three times with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is asking his colleagues not to take any disciplinary action against him.
A committee that's been formed to consider whether to expel Rep. Jeffrey Wood plans to hold a public hearing Wednesday. The committee is also considering the potential for lesser punishment such as a reprimand against the independent who represents a district in northwestern Wisconsin.
In a resolution released Tuesday, Wood recounts a series of lawmakers who have been charged with a range of crimes dating back to the 1940s. He says the Legislature took no action against them, and shouldn't discipline him, either.
Wood, a former Republican, suggests he is being treated differently because he is an independent.
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