Tennessee House votes to oust Durham

September 13, 2016 at 12:06 p.m. | Updated September 13, 2016 at 2:31 p.m.

by Andy Sher

Former Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, attends a House floor session in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Tennessee lawmakers ousted Durham following an attorney general's investigation that detailed allegations of improper sexual contact with at least 22 women over the course of his four years in office. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
Former Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, attends a House floor session in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Tennessee lawmakers ousted Durham following an attorney general's investigation that detailed allegations of improper sexual contact with at least 22 women over the course of his four years in office. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee House voted 70-2 this afternoon to expel Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin.

The vote came after more than an hour of sometimes angry debate - at one point featuring back-and-forth questioning of Durham himself - in the wake of a state Attorney General's investigation earlier this year where 22 female witnesses charged the 32-year-old House member had engaged in sexual harassment of Capitol staffers, interns and lobbyists.

Durham left the state Capitol building prior to the vote.

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