WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Reed of Corning, who last month apologized for a drunken and inappropriate advance he made to a female lobbyist in 2017, is no longer the Republican co-chair of the House Problem Solvers Caucus.
"Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) was elected the new co-chair of the bipartisan, 58-member-strong Problem Solvers Caucus," the caucus announced in a tweet. Reed "will remain an active member of PSC & be part of a multi-month transition, helping ensure the caucus continues its mission of bipartisan governing."
Rep. Tom Reed, stung by the sexual harassment allegations of a former Washington lobbyist, will not run for either governor or reelection to the House of Representatives.
Reed had been the group's Republican co-chair since its founding in the mid-2010s.
First elected to the House in 2010, Reed had been seen as a possible candidate for governor next year.
But on March 19, the Washington Post published a story in which Nicolette Davis, a former lobbyist for an insurance company, said Reed tried to undo her bra strap during a gathering at a bar in Minneapolis in 2017. Reed apologized to Davis two days later and said he would not run for any political office in 2022.
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Reed continues to represent New York's 23rd congressional district, based in the Southern Tier.
