SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Los Angeles state senator reprimanded four years ago for unwanted hugging and other touching is under renewed scrutiny for making light of his behavior at a July campaign event.
In a letter released Wednesday, dozens of prominent women in California politics accused outgoing state Sen. Bob Hertzberg of failing to take years of sexual harassment allegations seriously despite being investigated and sanctioned.
Hertzberg, a former Senate Majority Leader, is now in a tight race for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors with another Democrat, West Hollywood City Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath, in next month’s midterm election.
