A top California Democrat is scrapping his re-election campaign and resigning his leadership post amid growing sexual harassment allegations.
California Assembly Majority Whip Raul Bocanegra announced he plans to step down next year — after a staffer said he put his hands inside her blouse at a nightclub in 2009 and The Los Angeles Times reportedly presented him with harassment allegations from a total of six women.
Bocanegra reportedly announced he would immediately step down from his post as majority whip, citing “persistent rumors and speculation” over sexual harassment claims.
The decision marks the first resignation or retirement in California tied to the wave of harassment allegations that has swept the country and implicated numerous lawmakers and candidates.
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