Sexual Harassment in Legislatures

Nebraska state Sen. Dan McKeon resigned tearfully on Jan. 13, 2026, minutes before the legislature’s first‑ever expulsion vote after an outside investigation found a pattern of inappropriate comments and behavior toward a staffer. The probe said McKeon told the complainant she should “get laid” and patted her buttocks at a May 29, 2025 party — which McKeon said was an accidental brush and a reference to a "Hawaiian lei" — and noted he ignored an Executive Board directive to avoid events with staff; his case was compared to a prior probe of former Sen. Steve Halloran that resulted only in a reprimand.