After refusing to apologize to House Majority Leader Brian Gosch (R) for calling him "pond scum," and being barred from a caucus meeting because of it, South Dakota Representative Lee Schoenbeck (R) resigned his seat.

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After refusing to apologize to House Majority Leader Brian Gosch (R) for calling him "pond scum," and being barred from a caucus meeting because of it, South Dakota Representative Lee Schoenbeck (R) resigned his seat just days before the session ended. Schoenbeck argued with Gosch over the governor's proposal to increase teachers' pay through a boost in...