{"id":4724,"date":"2026-07-17T22:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:09:16","slug":"exclusive-highest-ranking-woman-in-house-calls-for-ban-on-sex-with-capitol-staff-after-the-posts-ruben-gallego-expose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4724","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Highest-ranking woman in House calls for ban on sex with Capitol staff after The Post&#8217;s Ruben Gallego expos\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The highest-ranking woman in the House of Representatives is calling for a \u201cbright-line rule\u201d prohibiting lawmakers from having sexual relationships with congressional staff after The Post revealed Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) slept with at least two aides to Texas Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4722\">Bryson DeChambeau threatens to pull out of British Open after heated penalty strokes drama<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), chairwoman of the House Republican Caucus, told The Post that \u201cSenator Gallego\u2019s relationships fall short of the standard the public expects from elected officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress should have a bright-line rule that Members should not have romantic or sexual relationships with congressional staff,\u201d the No. 4 House Republican said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if a relationship is consensual, there is an inherent power imbalance that can undermine trust and create an appearance of impropriety. The goal should be protecting staff and maintaining confidence in the institution,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy standard is the same regardless of party or personality. Members of Congress should be held to a high ethical standard whether they have an \u2018R\u2019 or a \u2018D\u2019 next to their name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives approved a policy in 2018 \u2014 at the height of the #MeToo movement \u2014 banning its members from having relationships with their own staff members \u2014 after four lawmakers resigned for alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>That policy does not explicitly bar relationships with staff from other offices.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego\u2019s activities were revealed by The Post on Thursday after Democratic sources dished on the freshman senator\u2019s dalliances during his decade representing Phoenix in the House.<\/p>\n<p>The Post\u2019s sources viewed Gallego\u2019s relationships as an abuse of his power, even though neither woman worked directly for him, in part because he held significant sway over their careers. In one case, there was  also a significant age gap.<\/p>\n<p>McClain joined a chorus of other women saying enough is enough with the boys club after Gallego\u2019s best friend in Congress, the disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), resigned in April after four women accused him of sexual harassment or assault. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), who along with Gallego and Swalwell comprised the so-called \u201cCool Kids Clique,\u201d admitted in June that he cheated on his wife after The Post reported that he was spotted kissing an aide to Swalwell outside a backyard party in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reported last month that the House Ethics Committee \u201clearned of other allegations of sexual misconduct against Gomez that it is now investigating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4720\">Exclusive | Buck-naked bum who\u2019s not the Naked Cowboy strolls through Times Square, drawing gasps: video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt some point you stop calling it a coincidence and start calling it a culture,\u201d said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who ridiculed Gallego\u2019s non-denial on Thursday, calling the allegations \u201cgossip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response is always the same \u2014 \u2018I\u2019m not going to engage in gossip.\u2019 It\u2019s not gossip when three men in the same clique keep ending up in the same headline,\u201d Mace told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you can\u2019t get through a term without hitting on somebody\u2019s staff, find another job or, at the very least, download a dating app and leave the women you work with alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican women took the lead in pushing for changes after the report on Gallego, whom Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) referred to the Senate Ethics Committee earlier this year. The panel dismissed the complaint \u2014 the contents of which were not made public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop protecting politicians. Start protecting people,\u201d Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Senate Ethics Committee closed its investigation into Ruben Gallego. Seventeen days later, new reporting alleged he had sexual relationships with House staffers while serving in Congress,\u201d Cammack wrote.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHis response? \u2018Gossip.\u2019 As Chair of the Republican Women\u2019s Caucus, I\u2019m leading a bipartisan effort to reform how Congress handles sexual misconduct. Accountability cannot begin and end with resignations. Close the resignation loopholes. No more secret findings. No more special treatment. Hold every offender accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luna, meanwhile, took a victory lap after Gallego called her prior allegations \u201cright-wing conspiracies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Conspiracy theories\u2019 right @SenRubenGallego? Time to resign. Glad people are going on record about this creep,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4718\">Top prosecutor booted over affair with illegal migrant her office was probing for sex assault \u2014 and two other illicit flings: AG<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highest-ranking woman in the House of Representatives is calling for a &#8220;bright-line rule&#8221; prohibiting lawmakers from having sexual relationships with congressional staff after The Post revealed Sen. 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