HE’S NO LONGER MAJORITY WHIP, BUT STATE SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA GETS TO KEEP HIS LAWMAKER POSITION. THE DEMOCRATS ON SATURDAY TO STRIP PADILLA OF HIS MAJORITY WHIP STATUS. THAT CAME AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST HIM RESURFACED AFTER A DECADE.
THEY’RE THE SAME ALLEGATIONS THAT PROMPTED CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM TO CALL FOR PADILLA TO QUIT HIS BID FOR LT. GOVERNOR. SHE’S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR BUT RECENTLY WAS ACCUSED OF DISCRIMINATING AGAINST A TRANSGENDER WOMAN WHO WORKED IN LUJAN GRISHAM’S OFFICE.
