GOP Rep To Retire After Misconduct Accusation

March 22, 2021 Republicans, Scandal

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, a Republican from western New York who was accused last week of rubbing a female lobbyist’s back and unhooking her bra without her consent in 2017, apologized to the woman on Sunday and announced that he will not run for reelection next year.

Reed, 49, said in a statement that the incident involving then-lobbyist Nicolette Davis occurred “at a time in my life in which I was struggling.” He said he entered treatment that year and realized he was “powerless over alcohol.”

Read the full article. Reed has been among Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s fiercest critics and was considering challenging him in 2022.

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