State Rep. Mike Nearman "more likely than not" helped anti-lockdown protesters breach the closed Capitol during a Dec. 21 special session of the Oregon Legislature, according to an independent investigation presented to the House Committee on Conduct.
The committee, which consists of two Democrats and two Republicans, will consider a pair of complaints filed against Nearman, 57, a four-term Republican from a Mid-Willamette Valley district. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday, June 9.
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