State Rep. Richard Curtis, R-La Center, has resigned amid nationwide publicity over a sex-related confrontation with a man and an ensuing blackmail attempt in a Spokane hotel last week. "While I believe we've done some good and helped a lot of people during the time I served in the Legislature, events that have recently come to light have hurt a lot of people," Curtis said in a short statement emailed to reporters this afternoon. "I sincerely apologize for any pain my actions may have caused." He said he today submitted his resignation to Gov. Gregoire, effective immediately/Rich Roesler, Eye On Olympia.

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