PAC to target those accused of misconduct
The Stanford University law professor who led the successful recall of a California judge over his handling of a sexual assault case announced Monday that she is broadening her fight to target politicians.
Michele Dauber said the Enough is Enough Voter Project will raise money to campaign against candidates for state legislature or Congress. It will target those who have been accused of sexual misconduct or who, in the group’s opinion, have a poor voting record on issues related to sexual harassment and violence against women.
“Women are saying no abusers in office, no abusers on the Supreme Court, no abusers in the state legislature,” Dauber said. “Those who enable them, who apologize for them, who excuse them can also be targeted.”
The political action committee is trying to raise at least $250,000 to target a handful of candidates in this year’s midterms.
Steve Von Loor, a candidate for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District, is one of five candidates listed on the PAC’S website. His ex-wife made domestic abuse allegations against him in 2010, claims Van Loor has denied.
“It looks like they are Democrats, and the hypocrisy is so big that they don’t see their own candidates,” said Von Loor said, citing the candidacy of U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat who is running for Minnesota attorney general amid an allegation of domestic abuse.
California state Assemblyman Devon Mathis is another Republican listed on the group’s website. He was required to participate in sensitivity and sexual harassment training after an investigation found he had frequently engaged in sexual “locker room talk.” In a statement, Mathis called the PAC a “liberal political smear organization.”