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337: Jack Tate

Sexual Harassment

Jack Tate was a Republican state senator in Colorado when he was accused of sexual harassment. The accuser alleged he leered at her and made comments about what she was wearing. She was only eighteen and working at the capitol as an intern. An independent firm was contracted to investigate and determined that the allegations were credible, or more likely to have happened than not. The state’s leading Republican released a letter that stated that even though her allegations were likely true, they don’t rise to the level of sexual harassment and don’t break employment law.

336: Larry Crowder

Sexual Harassment

Larry Crowder was a Colorado Republican state senator whose term ended when he was term limited out in 2021. He was accused of sexual harassment by a Democratic representative who alleged that he pinched her buttocks and made sexual comments. After the matter was reported and investigated and the investigation found them credible, she went public. He claimed no memory of it and didn’t think his comments were inappropriate at the time.

334: Kenny West

Sexual Harassment

Kenny West was the Chief of Staff for Rep. Mark Meadows of California. He had originally run against Meadows in the primary in 2012 but didn’t raise much money and lost. When Meadows won the general election, West became his Chief of Staff. He made the women who worked in Meadows office uncomfortable, staring at them, talking about their clothing and appearance, and insisting they hold his hand while he prayed for them. This created a dilemma as the person they were required to report sexual harassment allegations to was the person who sexually harassed them.

329: Scott Baio

Child Molestation, Sexual Harassment

Scott Baio is a former actor. Chachi of Happy Days. His most recent iteration is as a Republican activist and Trump supporter. He is also alleged to have sexual assaulted a minor. Actress Nicole Eggert claims that Scott Baio began to sexually harass and assault her on the set of their show Charles In Charge…

328: James Rosen

Sexual Harassment

James Rosen was FOX New’s chief Washington correspondent. He was ousted in December 2017 without an explanation. He was successful with a long career which he derailed by harassing his women colleagues. According to FOX’s internal investigation, he made sexual advances to two women journalists and a producer. He flirted with women on staff even when it was unwelcome. He allegedly groped a woman, grabbing her breasts and when she rejected his advances, he worked to damage her career, taking away sources.

323: Ed Crane

Sexual Harassment

Ed Crane was co-founder of the Cato Institute. That makes him a Libertarian, not a Republican but until Trumpism, he was mostly aligned with Republicans. For example, they grade candidates based on taxing less and spending less, not on effectiveness of the spending or fairness of the taxation. The adage that says “a Libertarian is…

321: Mark Halperin

Sexual Harassment

Mark Halperin was a conservative news reporter who worked for ABC, Bloomberg, MSNBC, NBC, and PBS. He now works for NewsMax, a newish news channel founded for people who think FOX is too liberal. His journey from legitimate, legacy media to fact-adverse NewsMax is the result of being accused of sexual harassment and forcible touching by over a dozen women.

320: Michael Moates

Sexual Harassment, Solicitation of a Minor

Michael Moates is a right-wing blogger/journalist who founded D.C. Chronicle, a site that is now, appropriately, a porn site. He sometimes wrote for the Washington Examiner. He also ran for Congress, as a Libertarian, not a Republican. However, he describes himself as a life-long Republican in his most recent Twitter account. He keeps getting suspended.

He had to withdraw his candidacy when he got suspended for sexually harassing underage teens. Several women came forward with messages he sent them. I won’t reproduce them here because he sued or filed a DMCA on everyone. He lost all his suits and DMCA filings, but I don’t want the bother. You can read them in the articles.