Rep. Joe Harding, who sponsored the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, resigned this week after being indicted on federal fraud charges.
State Rep. Joe Harding stepped down Thursday after an indictment was unsealed the day before, alleging that the 35-year-old conservative legislator from Ocala applied for roughly $150,000 in COVID-19 relief loans through the Small Business Administration using two defunct companies.
In announcing his resignation, Harding, who was elected to office in 2020, said that he wanted what’s best for Floridians,“Today, I am resigning from my position for the same two reasons: I love people, and I love Florida,” he wrote in a. “I believe in Floridians and want what is best for them, and I believe their leaders need not be encumbered by distractions that are mine alone.”
Harding faces up to 35 years in prison for two counts of wire fraud, two counts of engaging in monetary transactions with funds derived from unlawful activity, and two counts of making false statements to the Small Business Administration related to the scheme, according to the
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