JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska House of Representatives voted Wednesday to reprimand Republican state Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla after he asked during a committee hearing whether there could be economic benefits from the deaths of abused children.
The censure vote was 35-1 with Eastman as the sole no vote. It was unclear Wednesday afternoon whether further action would be taken against him.
Eastman asked a series of questions during a Monday House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impacts of child abuse. The Wasilla Republican asked a series of questions to the Alaska Children’s Trust whether there could be economic benefits to a society with the death of an abused child.
