ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A New York state lawmaker from suburban Buffalo will seek re-election after being disciplined following allegations she sexually harassed a top aide.
Republican Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak of Cheektowaga was reprimanded by Speaker Carl Heastie on Wednesday for violating the Assembly’s policy on sexual harassment policy by seeking to tarnish the aide’s reputation when he filed a complaint.
The Assembly Ethics Committee determined that Wozniak and the staffer had a consensual affair before the complaint was filed.
Wozniak’s attorney issued a statement Thursday saying the matter is closed but that she is pleased that the committee did not determine that she used her leverage over the staffer to sexually harass him.
Wozniak was elected in 2014 to replace Democrat Dennis Gabryszak who resigned after being accused of sexually harassing staffers.
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