Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach (R) has turn into the newest lawmaker to fall sufferer to the pretend title prank.After a third-grade trainer spoke out towards an anti-trans invoice to the Texas Home Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence on Wednesday, Leach referred to as on different constituents whose names had been registered to remark.“Is …
Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach (R) has turn into the newest lawmaker to fall sufferer to the pretend title prank.
After a third-grade trainer spoke out towards an anti-trans invoice to the Texas Home Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence on Wednesday, Leach referred to as on different constituents whose names had been registered to remark.
“Is there a Connie Lingus right here?” he requested, as folks giggled across the room.
“What about Anita Dickenmee? Or Holden, Holden Middick?” he added.
“OK. Are any three of these folks right here?” Leach requested, showing to know full effectively that they most positively weren’t in attendance.
“All proper,” he added. “You bought your second. I hope you take pleasure in it.”
Leach took the gag in good spirits, telling Mediaite he regarded ahead “to assembly Connie, Holden and Anita at some point quickly.”
As did members of a Virginia college board in 2021, when Phil McCracken, Eileen Dover, Wayne Kuhr, Suk Mahdik, Ophelia McCaulk and Don Kedick all featured.
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