Douglas Bruce did so during his swearing in ceremony. It appears he was carrying a bible at the time. There’s video, too! From CBS 4 Denver:

New lawmaker Douglas Bruce brought a Bible to the Legislature on Monday and apparently kicked a photographer for taking his picture during the morning prayer, but he didn’t get the swearing-in ceremony he demanded, with the full House in attendance.

Bruce got upset when a photographer, Javier Manzano, from the Rocky Mountain News took his picture during the traditional prayer to open Monday’s brief session. A CBS4 News videographer saw Bruce make a kicking motion, but didn’t see the actual contact.

“Don’t do that again,” Bruce said, then brought down the sole of his shoe hard on the photographer’s his bent knee. Bruce offered no explanation or apology as the photographer left.

How often does a politician at the state level get his own entry in Wikipedia! And, boy oh boy, this guy has some fun stuff in there, including some time in jail!

In addition to his Colorado Springs properties, Bruce acquired rental properties in Denver and Pueblo, Colorado. He has been cited repeatedly by law and code enforcement officials regarding the upkeep of his properties[6], although most of the dozens of citations brought against him have been overturned.[7] In connection with charge of operating an unsafe building, Bruce spent eight days in jail in 1995 on a contempt of court citation.[8] In response to the numerous complaints filed against him, Bruce has questioned the constitutionality of city code provisions, and accused city officials of selective prosecution and carrying out a “vendetta” against him personally.

I’m going to call the guy a slumlord as well as a scumbag. But he’s a Republican, and they’ve been having problems recruiting good candidates lately, so maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised.