DCCC calls for Nevada congressman to resign amid harassment allegations

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is calling on a
freshman House lawmaker considered a rising star in the party to
resign his seat after allegations surfaced that he sexually harassed
one of his campaign aides.

In an article published Friday by BuzzFeed, Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-Nev.)
was accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward his
then-campaign finance director. The woman, identified only as
Samantha, told BuzzFeed that Kihuen propositioned her for dates and
sex and twice touched her thighs without consent.

In a statement, DCCC Chairman Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) said
politicians “guilty of sexual harassment or sexual assault .?.?.
should not hold elected office.”

“Members and candidates must be held to the highest standard,” Luján
said. “Congresman Kihuen should resign.”

Kihuen becomes the latest figure on Capitol Hill whose political
future is in doubt because of accusations of misconduct. Rep. John
Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), the longest-serving member of Congress, is
under pressure from House Democratic leaders to resign amid
allegations he sexually harassed and mistreated multiple female aides.
And Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) came under additional scrutiny Thursday
when a fifth woman accused him of inappropriate touching.

Conyers and Franken are under investigation by congressional ethics
committees, but it remains unclear whether the allegations will force
them from office. Franken has apologized, and his office said Thursday
that he never “intentionally engaged in this kind of conduct.”
Conyers, through his attorney, denied the allegations of harassment
and mistreatment altogether Friday.

Kihuen, a protege of retired Senate majority leader Harry M. Reid
(D-Nev.), holds a seat previously represented by a Republican, Cresent
Hardy.

Asked for a response to the BuzzFeed story, a spokesman for Kihuen did
not reply.

“The staff member in question was a valued member of my team,” Kihuen
said in a statement. “I sincerely apologize for anything that I may
have said or done that made her feel uncomfortable. I take this matter
seriously as it is not indicative of who I am. I was raised in a
strong family that taught me to treat women with the utmost dignity
and respect. I have spent my fifteen years in public service fighting
for women’s equality, and I will continue to do so.”

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Post by R. Quackers
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is calling on a
freshman House lawmaker considered a rising star in the party to
resign his seat after allegations surfaced that he sexually harassed
one of his campaign aides.
In an article published Friday by BuzzFeed, Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-Nev.)
was accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward his
then-campaign finance director. The woman, identified only as
Samantha, told BuzzFeed that Kihuen propositioned her for dates and
sex and twice touched her thighs without consent.

The pattern I'm noticing is that the majority of those being accuse are
establishment Washington D.C. type politicians.

Roy Moore is the one TRUMP supporter who was accused and that bogus
accusation triggered all this. But I have to chuckle when I think
establishment types like Hillary and Obama and McConnell and Ryan
triggered all this by going after Roy Moore and his election because
they wanted to deny TRUMP an ally and deny the TEA PARTY a Senate seat.