Top Iowa legislator quits after kiss video

DES MOINES, Iowa — The majority leader of the Iowa Senate resigned Monday after a website published video and photos showing the married lawmaker kissing a statehouse lobbyist.

Bill Dix submitted a one-sentence resignation letter several hours after the liberal website Iowa Starting Line published its report. The Republican from Shell Rock did not comment on the circumstances surrounding his resignation as majority leader and as state senator.

The video shows him and the woman, identified as a lobbyist for the Iowa League of Cities, sitting together in a Des Moines bar and kissing. The website said the incident was recorded March 1.