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A Missouri Democratic legislator is under an ethics investigation for sending an obscene text message to a Republican colleague.

The text was sent during a contentious debate over the state's new congressional district map.

Following the incident, the legislator was removed from his committee assignments by the House Minority Leader.

A Democratic legislator from Springfield faces a Missouri House ethics investigation because of an obscene text message sent to a Republican colleague during debate over the new congressional district map.

State Rep. Jeremy Dean of Springfield sent the text message on Sept. 4 to Republican state Rep. Cecelie Williams of Dittmer. Dean and other Democrats were engaged in a sit-in on the House floor and Williams was serving on the House E

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