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In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Arizona House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Bob Christie, File)

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A former Arizona representative who became the first state lawmaker expelled for sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement swept the nation filed a $1.3 million claim Monday against the House speaker and Gov. Doug Ducey's chief of staff.

By BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press April 17, 2018