PHOENIX — Arizona state Democratic lawmakers announced an ethics complaint will be filed against a Republican legislator due to anti-Muslim comments he has made.

“We strongly condemn the hateful and dangerous anti-Muslim comments by Rep. John Gillette,” Arizona House Democratic leaders said in a media release Wednesday. “Vile and bigoted language like this has no place in public discourse, undermines the safety and dignity of Muslim communities and promotes fear and division.”

Reps. Oscar De Los Santos, Nancy Gutierrez, Quantá Crews and Stacey Travers wrote the complaint.

Arizona GOP lawmaker makes anti-Muslim remarks on social media

The controversy stems from a series of social media posts Gillette wrote last week, in which he called Muslims “savages” and claimed that they are trying

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