House Speaker needs to take action regarding lawmaker accused of domestic violence
By many of the usual political metrics, State Rep. Cody Henson ought to be an up and comer.
Henson, a young (he was graduated from high school in 2010) Republican from western North Carolina is an ex-Marine with a winning smile. His biography on the website VoteSmart.org reports that he was an infantry machine gun team leader in the Marine Corps Reserve who then found work as a call center supervisor with a global marketing company. He is described as a member of Midway Baptist Church whose favorite quote (“I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.”) is attributed to Ronald Reagan.
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Unfortunately, there is, by all appearances, a dark and troubled side to Rep. Henson. As multiple news outlets have reported in recent weeks, Henson is the subject of a domestic violence complaint by his estranged wife, Kelsey Henson.
In February, a judge issued a domestic violence protective order under the state’s 50B statute in which he directed Henson to have no contact with his wife for one year.
Read more: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2019/04/02/house-speaker-needs-to-take-action-regarding-lawmaker-accused-of-domestic-violence/