More strident was Goodman who, as the Columbus Dispatch reported, “consistently touted his faith and conservative values,” with a Twitter bio that read: “Christian. Shortey has reportedly decided this week to plead guilty to a child sex trafficking charge.īoth Goodman and Shortey are married men who were clear political opponents of the LGBT community while in office.Īfter Shortey was arrested, the Associated Press noted that he “routinely” voted for anti-LGBT bills, quoting the director of the LGBT advocacy organization Freedom Oklahoma who said, “He was never vitriolic about it, but he would make the bad votes.” Ralph Shortey resigned after being hit with child prostitution charges for allegedly soliciting sex from a 17-year-old boy.
