(CNN) In a nearly unanimous vote, the Arizona House of Representatives expelled a Republican member after a report found he engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment.

The chamber voted 56-3 to oust Republican Rep. Don Shooter on Thursday, marking the first time a state lawmaker has been expelled from office since the start of the #MeToo movement. Recently, US senators and representatives in Washington who faced sexual allegations and ethics investigations chose to resign or not run for reelection.

CNN's calls to Shooter's office were redirected to the House majority staff's communications office, which refereed CNN to a statement by the Republican House speaker, J.D. Mesnard, in which he announced his push for Shooter's expulsion. Mesnard's statement referred to a letter Shooter wrote regarding the allegations against him as "a clear act of retaliation and intimidation, and yet another violation of the House's harassment policy."

Shooter told the Associated Press he did not do anything to deserve expulsion.

"I've had two, three months to think about this. I did wrong, I deserve a censure," Shooter said. "But I'll tell you this. I was sent here by the people of District 13. And to the best of my knowledge, I've never betrayed that trust, never, never. Not for monkey business, not for contributions, not for influence, not for power, not for anything.

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