Assembly Majority Leader Bill Kramer
MADISON (AP) -- Assembly Majority Leader Bill Kramer (R) says he is entering treatment as he faces pressure to resign amid charges he sexually harassed multiple women at a Republican fundraiser.
Kramer's office released a two-sentence statement Saturday, saying the Waukesha Republican is entering treatment, and would have no further comment.
Kramer has been asked to resign his post because of allegations that he sexually harassed multiple women at a meeting in Washington, two Republicans with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday, March 1st.
Rep. Bill Kramer, of Waukesha, was elected by Republican Assembly members as majority leader in September.
The Republicans who know about the allegations say GOP Assembly leaders met late Friday to discuss the situation and agreed that Kramer should step down as majority leader. They spoke anonymously because attorneys had not authorized them to comment publicly.
Kramer did not immediately return a message left at his Capitol office.
In reaction to the allegations, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) released the following statement:
The Assembly Republican Leadership has released this statement:
The Assembly Majority Leader is the second most powerful position in the Assembly, after the Speaker.
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