With multiple mistresses now hounding their nominee in North Carolina, Democrats’ hopes of taking control of the U.S. Senate hinge on winning Montana, where nominee and current Governor Steve Bullock hopes to oust incumbent Republican Senator Steve Daines.
But in a year in which the “Me Too” movement is holding politicians accountable for abusing women, Bullock’s own troubled history with women is coming to light.
A mailer from “More Jobs, Less Government” PAC is reminding voters how Bullock forced out the state’s female lieutenant governor while covering up sexual harassment by a staffer and paying female employees a fraction of what he paid men.
Bullock won Montana’s top job in 2012 with former state official John Walsh as his lieutenant governor. When U.S. Senator Max Baucus resigned to become then-President Barack Obama’s ambassador to China, Bullock appointed Walsh to the Senate. Walsh’s was later forced to quit his campaign to be elected to the seat when it was discovered he plagiarized the paper for which he was awarded his Master’s degree.
Bullock then appointed teacher Angela McLean his lieutenant governor in a bid to appeal to women ahead of his 2016 re-election. He later forced her resignation over admitted personal conflicts between the two, pushing her to take a demotion from lieutenant governor to “director of American Indian and minority achievement in the office of the state commissioner of higher education.”
The state later released years of Bullock emails showing her forced her out simply because he didn’t like her. Bullock replaced her with Mike Cooney, a 62-year-old white insurance lobbyist.
His move to quickly push out a woman contrasts sharply with how he fought to keep on staff a top aide accused of sexually harassing women.
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When Bullock was head of the Democratic Governors Association in 2015, top Bullock aide Kevin O’Brien was accused of sexually harassing women. O’Brien had worked for Bullock in the state attorney general’s office, the governor’s office and the 2012 campaign, making it nearly impossible for Bullock to not know of the years of harassment.
Bullock quietly negotiated his removal and when O’Brien was recommended for a job with New York City Mayor Bill DeBlaio, Bullock never informed DeBlasio of O’Brien’s harassment even though the three met in person.
O’Brien later harassed additional women in DeBlasio’s office and was fired again.
A Bullock spokesperson told the Helena Independent Record he “did not tell de Blasio about the dismissal because he believed O’Brien would not harass women again after his firing from the Democratic Governors Association, something Bullock now believes was not a strong enough action to prohibit further women being harmed.”
Bullock’s sexual harassment cover-up became a defining issue in his doomed 2020 presidential bid and may sink his troubled Senate bid.
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Michael Brigham has written for American Action News since the summer of 2019. His areas of expertise include foreign affairs, government, and politics, but regardless of the subject matter, he has a nose and an insatiable appetite for news. In his free time, he enjoys reading nonfiction, watching a mix of comedies and true crime documentaries, and spending time away from the swamp hiking in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Do all dems use their position to use and abuse women? Sure seems that way.
It’s been that way since the beginning of the demonrat party. Remember, they fought tooth and nail to prevent equality for women, to the point they arrested and imprisoned Susan B. Anthony for the heinous crime of fighting for women’s right to vote. They’ve been the party of suppression since it was started.
I’ll be surprised if the “me too” folks say anything, after all dems seem to get a pass all the time from them!
yeah, Me Too quit when Biden was accused. Now it’s ‘get all the facts’ which really means we’ll forget about it
Exactly!!!!!!!
Isn’t it funny how, as leftists slander conservatives more loudly by the day, their own malfeasances manage to come into daylight?
Leftists are too blind to see their glass houses.
Looks like the first step a democrap takes is to run for office just so they CAN ABUSE WOMEN AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
Meto movement is A hoax. They don’t care if you are charged with a sex crime if you are democrap. So basically they are garbage. Trash
Just when you thought you would like to move as far away as possible from Washington DC, to the safety of the remote Northwest and Big Sky country . . .
How is it that Democrats seem to hold power . . . everywhere . . . except around President Trump. No wonder they hate him!
Will someone explain why the voters of Montana were damn fool enough to hire this Bozo not once but twice?
WOW! It never seems to end with these Democrats!!
Hey Montanans why do you people have democrats in office in the first place? Fix this disgrace in November and stop votting for anyone with D behind their name!!
“Bullock never informed DeBlasio of O’Brien’s harassment even though the three met in person.” When I read the word “person”, it first registered as “prison”. Wishful thinking I guess.
He should be made to ‘sexually harass’ Tarana Burke…the punishment should fit the crime?
Democrat hypocrisy….
But their constituents will still vote for them!!!!
It’s mind boggling…. but then 80-90% of blacks and Jews will vote straight democrat too!!!!
Just mind boggling!!!!!!!!
Bullock is a Democrat.
Ha! No worries.
The #METOO Movement is impotent when it comes to holding Democrats responsible knowing fully well how irresponsible all Democrats are.
Also note how docile Nadler and Schiff have been on their treatment by Nancy “Mafia Baby” Pelosi over the last two years – like lap dogs.
I’m shocked that (yet) another credible accusation has arisen against a democrat. They are for women (that like it or not) and the little guy (abortion). This can’t be./s
So Montana’s Governor will now be a rep, and so will their senator(s)?
Sounds just like a Democrap. He must believe he is like Slick Willie and can do as he pleases.