Formal complaint to be filed against Colorado lawmaker Steve Lebsock by colleague Faith Winter
DENVER – A Colorado state representative who has accused a fellow lawmaker of sexual harassment says she intends to file a formal complaint at the state Capitol, triggering a confidential investigation.
Democratic Rep. Faith Winter told media outlets about her plan Monday, three days after she and two other women publicly accused Democratic Rep. Steve Lebsock of sexual harassment.
Such complaints in the House of Representatives are handled by Speaker Crisanta Duran but she isn’t allowed to confirm the existence of a complaint under the Legislature’s harassment policy. Duran said earlier Monday that she would appoint an independent party to investigate any complaint.
Lebsock has denied doing anything wrong and said any accuser should file a formal complaint. Later, he also apologized for the pain he caused the three women.
Rep. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, said she plans to outline the allegations against Lebsock in a letter to House Speaker Crisanta Duran by the end of the day, The Denver Post reported.
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Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
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marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
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Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
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Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
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Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
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States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends
David A. Lieb
david.a..lieb@associatedpress.com
Updated 22 hours ago
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Boebert claims ‘no pressure’ to remove her name from Epstein petition
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert denied reports that her meeting at the White House on Wednesday was to pressure the Republican to remove her name from a congressional petition that would necessitate a vote to release files related to disgraced...
Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice
Fatima Hussein
fatima.hussein@associatedpress.com
Updated 24 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jessica Sweet spent the federal government shutdown cutting back. To make ends meet, the Social Security claims specialist drank only one coffee a day, skipped meals, cut down on groceries and deferred paying some household bills. She...
Trump signs deal ending government shutdown
Rachel Schilke
rachel-schilke@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The longest federal government shutdown ended Wednesday night after the U.S. House voted for a new spending measure and President Donald Trump shortly after signed the deal reached by Democrats and Republicans. In a 222 to 209 vote, the House passed a...
Colorado justices approve changes to rules governing magistrates’ decisions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Colorado Supreme Court recently approved a set of revisions to the rules governing magistrates, which judges have long recognized as confusing. Although the justices adopted the package in early September, they later changed how the rules take effect. Originally,...
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