Nathan Fletcher (D., San Diego County Supervisor) resigned last week after being accused of sexual assault by two women. Hours later, California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) featured Fletcher in a video announcing a multimillion-dollar campaign to unseat Republicans.
Fletcher was seen marching alongside Newsom following the governor’s January inauguration in Newsom’s Campaign for Democracy PAC’s launch video. Newsom launched his PAC Thursday with a $10,000,000 injection from his gubernatorial campaigns. aims to fight “Extremist Republicans” are found all over the country, “attacking the very foundations our free society,” which includes those who “deny women equality.”
Newsom has not commented on Fletcher’s allegations. Fletcher’s rapid rise in California Democratic circles was abruptly ended in late March. Fletcher announced on March 26 that he was withdrawing from his State Senate race. He also said that he was going to rehab to deal with his PTSD, and alcohol abuse. Fletcher was accused by a woman of sexually assaulting him while she worked as a…
