Eric Massa to retire amid allegations he sexually harassed a MALE staffer

democrat-logoAnother perverted Democrat bites the dust! Eric Massa, who represents New York’s 29th district will not seek reelection — after only one term in office. Its certainly not from old age, or the fact Massa wants to spend more time with his family. Instead, Massa wouldn’t seek re-election because the House ethics committee has been informed of allegations that Massa, who is married with two children, sexually harassed a male staffer! By the way, this is a district that McCain won in 2008, and Massa won with only 51% of the vote in 2008. According to Gateway Pundit, House Majority leader Steny Hoyer knew about the sexual harassment issue last month! Politico asked Massa about the allegations:

Asked about the sexual harassment allegations, Massa said: “When someone makes a decision to leave Congress, everybody says everything. I have health issues. I’ll talk about it [later].”

Massa recently suffered from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and he has said that his experience with cancer drove him to run for office so he could help reform the health care system.

A 20-year Navy veteran, Massa was elected to office in 2008. He serves on the Agriculture, Armed Services and Homeland Security committees, and his departure endangers Democrats’ hold on his competitive upstate New York seat.

Massa is scheduled to hold a conference call at 3:30 this afternoon to announce his decision, which came as a complete surprise to several of his freshman Democratic colleagues in the New York delegation.

According to the New York Daily News, which first reported that Massa was retiring, the congressman called party leaders and supporters in his district Wednesday to tell them of his plans.

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March 3, 2010 · Filed Under Democrats


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