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 .