Dems eye GOP rep's seat after sexual harassment allegations
Democrats have their eyes on the swing district held by Rep. Pat Meehan (R) as the embattled
lawmaker struggles to respond to sexual harassment allegations ahead of the 2018 midterms.
Meehan, once a member of the House Ethics Committee, now faces an ethics investigation
of his own after the New York Times disclosed that he used taxpayer money to settle a sexual
harassment complaint levied against him by a former aide.
Meehan has denied the harassment charges and is still running for reelection.
But Meehan has hardly put the issue to rest with interviews claiming he and his much-younger
aide are �soul mates� and admitting that he lashed out when he found out she had a
boyfriend.
Meehan could have faced a difficult reelection even without the harassment allegations.
Hillary Clinton won his district during the 2016 presidential election.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is forcing lawmakers to redraw the congressional map,
a prospect that could hurt Meehan�s chances.
The accusations have only compounded those concerns, casting doubt on both Meehan�s
political future and Republicans� ability to hold the seat.
�Meehan, in my humble judgment, was not likely to lose reelection even given the Democratic
wave,� said Terry Madonna, a political science professor from Franklin and Marshall College
in Lancaster.
�Now, if he runs and the district lines says the same, all bets are of.�
Meehan broke his silence this week in a series of interviews that saw him both issue a denial
and confirm significant portions of the Times�s initial story.
Meehan told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he acted �selfishly� when he found out
the aide was dating someone else, admitting that he �developed an affection� for her.
And he said that he told the aide, �I was a happily married man and I was not interested
in a relationship, particularly not any sexual relationship, but we were soul mates.�
Meehan blamed �lashing out� at the staffer about her new romantic partner on the stress
surrounding his vote on the GOP plan to repeal ObamaCare, which occurred around the same
time.
Meehan went on to say that he felt that the aide had �invited� him to share his feelings.
Republicans in Congress have called for further investigation by the Ethics Committee, expressing
concern about the substance of the allegations while not calling for Meehan to quit outright.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.) has called on Meehan to pay back taxpayers for the settlement,
and his office told The Hill in a statement that �any further action or comment will
come pending a full and prompt investigation by the Ethics Committee.�
source thehill.com
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