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Rep. Ruben Kihuen Won’t Seek Re-election Amid Sexual Harassment Claims

HeadlineDec 18, 2017

Back in the United States, Nevada Democratic lawmaker Ruben Kihuen said Saturday he will not seek re-election next year, as a fourth woman stepped forward to accuse the freshman congressmember of unwanted sexual touching and sexual harassment. Kihuen, who denies the charges, made his announcement a day after the House Ethics Committee said it had launched an investigation.

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