Kansas Dem Andrea Ramsey accused of sexual harassment

A Democratic candidate for Congress, Andrea Ramsey, will drop out of the House race after the Kansas City Star questioned her about accusations in a 2005 lawsuit alleging she sexually harassed and retaliated against a male subordinate who claims he rejected her advances.

Multiple sources  with information of the case told The Star that the man reached a settlement with LabOne, where Ramsey was executive vice president of human resources. The man in the case, Gary Funkhouser (which sounds like German for "dirty house") and LabOne agreed to a permanent dismissal after mediation in 2006.

Ramsey, 56, is a retired business executive from Leawood, Kansas and one of the Democratic candidates preparing to challenge Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder in 2018 in the Kansas 3rd District.

Ramsey was endorsed by Emily's List, a liberal women's group that raised over $500,000 to help women candidates who support killing unborn babies. However, they have no official position on sexual harassment of men by women.

Ramsey will thankfully drop out Friday, her campaign said.

Ramsey bitterly said in a statement: 

"In its rush to claim the high ground in our roiling national conversation about harassment, the Democratic Party has implemented a zero tolerance standard. For me, that means a vindictive, terminated employee's false allegations are enough for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to decide not to support our promising campaign. We are in a national moment where rough justice stands in place of careful analysis, nuance and due process."

But President Trump is guilty.


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