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TexasTowelie

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Sun Dec 10, 2017, 04:19 AM Dec 2017

Ex-lawmaker accused of harassment by lobbyist: 'She can go to hell'

A former South Dakota lobbyist says an ex-lawmaker should be denied a state appointment because of inappropriate comments he made to her in 2012.

Tiffany Campbell, a former lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union, sent emails to every member of the South Dakota Senate this month urging them to block the appointment of Gene Abdallah to the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles.

The 41 year old said Abdallah asked her during the 2012 legislative session if he could accompany her to the restroom when the two were discussing legislation at Bob's Bar, an after-hours extension of the Capitol for many lawmakers and lobbyists.

She said he told her to lean down before she walked to the restroom and asked, "Can I watch you pee?"

Read more: http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/27/ex-lawmaker-accused-harassment-lobbyist-she-can-go-hell/897320001/

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