Democratic Party chair: Mayor Filner should resign
by Catalina Camia on Jul. 26, 2013, under NewsSource: USA TODAY
WASHINGTON ? The national chairwoman of the Democratic Party is calling on San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to resign ?for the good of the city.?
Seven women have come forward to accuse Filner, elected in November, of sexual harassment. The former Democratic congressman has apologized for his behavior, but has rejected calls to step aside and insists ?due process? will vindicate him.
?The misconduct Mayor Bob Filner has been accused of is reprehensible and indefensible,? said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, who does double duty as Democratic National Committee chair. ?I am personally offended by his actions and I firmly believe no employee should face a hostile environment or harassment at their place of employment.
?There is no place for this type of conduct in the workplace and certainly not in our city halls and public offices,? she said.
Wasserman Schultz?s comments echo a theme sounded by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who called the conduct exhibited by Filner ? and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner ? ?reprehensible.? Weiner has rejected calls to quit his campaign, amid revelations that he continued to send salacious messages to women online even after such behavior forced him to quit Congress in 2011.
Municipal offices in California are non-partisan. Filner, a member of Congress from 1993 until his election in San Diego, is the first Democrat to be elected mayor of California?s second-most populous city in 20 years.
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