LeVota calls for Cynthia Davis' resignation

The Star:

In a letter to House Speaker Ron Richard, Minority Leader Paul LeVota requested [Cynthia] Davis be removed as chairwoman of the Children and Families Committee.

Richard is a Joplin Republican. LeVota, a Democrat, represents Independence.

Calling her views on child hunger "Dickensian," LeVota said it was "highly inappropriate" for Davis to lead a committee concerning child and family issues. Her continued leadership on the committee amounts to "an endorsement of her offensive views by you and the House Republican Caucus," LeVota wrote to Richard.

LeVota is right: If Davis remains the Children and Families Committee, it can only be seen as an endorsement of her views by Ron Richard, Steve Tilley, and the rest of the House leadership.