Gay legislator’s abrupt committee post removal questioned

Assembly Member Evan Low speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. (Photo: Gage Skidmore)

California Assemblymember Evan Low (D), who is out and a rising figure in the Democratic Party, was removed as the chair of the State Assembly’s Business and Professions Committee this week and replaced by another legislator. No reason for the…