SACRAMENTO - Sen. Tony Mendoza resigned from office Thursday after a Senate investigation confirmed that he “more likely than not” engaged in a pattern of unwanted advances and sexually suggested behavior toward six women, including four subordinates, over the last decade.

His decision came days after the Senate publicly released the findings of a two-month investigation .
Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León drafted Senate Resolution 85, which cited the house’s zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy and the results of the investigation as grounds to expel Mendoza, for a vote on the floor on Thursday after Republicans and Democrats met privately to discuss action against Mendoza.

No lawmaker has ever been suspended or expelled for sexual harassment in California state history, the Sacramento Bee reported.

Story Date: February 27, 2018