SPRING ST, MELBOURNE. — On Friday, August 1, 2014, Jess Wilson’s husband resigned from the Victorian Liberal Party just hours before the party was due to meet to decide his fate, as the Liberals described Aaron Lane’s comments as ‘entirely unacceptable’.
Aaron Lane – Jess Wilson’s husband – was the endorsed candidate for the Western Region in the upper house, handed in his resignation on Friday, August 1, 2014, before the Liberal Party administration met to discuss his future.
“The Liberal Party acknowledges that the comments made by Mr Lane on social media are hurtful to many people and are entirely unacceptable,” state director Damien Mantach said in a statement.
“While Mr Lane has unreservedly apologised for his comments, the party believes it is important to send a strong message to the community that this behaviour will not be tolerated.”
The (since deleted) tweets containing the crude comments were posted before Lane’s preselection earlier this year, but were reported in the media the Friday prior.
His resignation came just months before the state election on November 29, 2014.
Jess Wilson did not respond to a request for comment.
