State Rep Refuses Airport Pat-Down

The Associated Press

An Alaska state lawmaker is returning home by sea after refusing a pat-down search at a Seattle airport, a spokeswoman said.

Rep. Sharon Cissna (D-Anchorage) underwent a body scan as she was preparing to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday and was then required to undergo the pat-down by Transportation Safety Administration officials, said Michelle Scannell, her chief of staff.

Scannell said that TSA called for the pat-down because the scan showed Cissna had had a mastectomy. But it wasn’t immediately clear from statements by the lawmaker’s office and TSA why that would necessitate the further search.

Download Audio (MP3)

Previous articleVillage Presidents Call for New YK Road
Next articleLegislators Becoming Skeptical of Some of Parnell's Economic Data