Thread: Dem Rep. Kihuen won't seek re-election amid sexual harassment claims

Dem Rep. Kihuen won't seek re-election amid sexual harassment claims

By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News


Rep. Ruben Kihuen, pictured with then-Sen. Harry Reid last year, was elected to Congress to represent Nevada's 4th congressional district. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)


Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., announced Saturday that he would not seek re-election in the wake of multiple sexual harassment allegations against him.

"I want to state clearly again that I deny the allegations in question," Kihuen said in a statement first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. However, the freshman congressman added that "it is in the best interests of my family and my constituents to complete my term in Congress and not seek re-election."

The announcement by Kihuen, 37, came one day after the House Ethics Committee announced it had opened an investigation into the harassment claims against him.

Earlier this month, a former campaign aide accused Kihuen of propositioning her for dates and sex despite her repeated rejections during his 2016 campaign. This week, a lobbyist told the Nevada Independent that he touched her thighs and buttocks and made unwanted sexual advances while he was a state senator.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has called on Kihuen to resign, a request he has resisted. On Saturday, Kihuen told the Review-Journal that he is "committed to fully cooperating with the House Ethics Committee and look forward to clearing my name."
Kihuen is among a growing number of lawmakers whose political careers have been thrust into uncertainty or ended altogether by allegations of sexual misconduct.

On Thursday, Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, said he would not seek re-election amid sexual harassment allegations that he has denied.

Last week, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., retired weeks after former aides shared stories of habitual sexual harassment. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., announced he would step down after he was accused of improper behavior by at least eight women and his support from fellow Democrats collapsed.

On Dec. 8, Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., abruptly resigned over revelations that he'd asked two staff members to act as surrogates to have his child, offering one $5 million.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...nt-claims.html

They're falling like flies!!

10/5/17

ONCE UNDOCUMENTED, NOW IN CONGRESS (First Dreamer in Congress)