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DENVER | Lawmakers in the Colorado House of Representatives, many donning purple, the color used to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault, voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to condemn a former lawmaker for taking and sharing a picture of a Democratic colleague last legislative session without her knowledge or permission.

Former Rep. Ryan Armagost, R-Berthoud, who took the photo, resigned abruptly from the legislature last week in an apparent attempt to avoid a more serious reprimand.

Armagost shared the photo of Democratic Rep. Yara Zokaie of Fort Collins in a Republican House caucus group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal in April where fellow Republicans

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