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#4- Rep. White posts anonymous comments on social media
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State Rep. Jesse White, who first won election in 2006 in part to the backlash from the controversial pay raise, faced intense scrutiny when he admitted to posting numerous anonymous comments attacking the Marcellus Shale industry and even some constituents through online message boards.
White posted the comments under various fictitious names, including one mocking a Cecil Township woman, on blogs, Facebook and the Observer-Reporter’s website.
White’s online persona was revealed in May when a television report linked his personal Internet protocol address to anonymous comments on a Marcellus Shale blog. The O-R’s staff also linked him to comments made on their website that ripped drilling industry officials and even fellow Democrats.
District attorneys in Washington and Dauphin counties investigated his actions, but no charges are expected to be filed against him for his behavior. White, who dismissed calls for him to resign his seat, now faces multiple challengers in the Democratic primary next year in his reconfigured 46th state House district.