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Kansas Democrat drops out of House race after sexual harassment accusations and lashes out at Democratic Party on the way out

A Kansas Democrat has dropped out of her House race after sexual harassment claims. She also criticized a Democratic Party organization.
  • A Democratic congressional candidate, Andrea Ramsey, has dropped out of a Kansas race after sexual harassment allegations against her resurfaced.
  • In the statement she made announcing her exit, Ramsey criticized the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's approach to handling sexual harassment allegations.
  • Ramsey has denied the allegations made against her.

Democratic congressional candidate Andrea Ramsey on Friday said she would drop out of a race to represent Kansas in the US House of Representatives after allegations of sexual harassment against her resurfaced, the Kansas Star reported.

Ramsey, who was running against Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder for Kansas's 3rd District seat, made the announcement after the Star asked about accusations from a 2005 lawsuit that she had sexually harassed a male subordinate. The case was eventually settled, and she denies the accusations.

In a statement announcing her exit, Ramsey lashed out at the

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