Salt Lake Tribune - 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 ... should not hold elected office." "Members and candidates must be held to the highest standard," Luján said. "Congressman Kihuen should resign." Kihuen becomes the latest figure on Capitol Hill whose political future is in doubt because of accusations of misconduct. Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., the longest-serving member of Congress,
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