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David Shafer
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Chair, Gwinnett State Senate Delegation, present
Former Chair, Administrative Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Insurance and Labor Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Fiscal Management and General Government, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Insurance, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Tax Reform, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Technology and Education, Georgia State Senate
Chair, Gwinnett State Senate Delegation, present
Former Chair, Administrative Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Insurance and Labor Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Fiscal Management and General Government, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Insurance, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Tax Reform, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Technology and Education, Georgia State Senate
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Type: resolution Chamber: upper
Type: resolution Chamber: upper
On April 13, 2018, the state Senate Ethics Committee notified Shafer that a sexual harassment complaint against him was being dismissed. “Based on the findings of fact reported by the independent counsel, the committee found that there is a lack of credible evidence to support the allegations in the complaint,” said Ethics Committee Chairman Dean Burke (R). “Further, the evidence contradicted the essential elements of the complaint." Responding to the report, Shafer said, “As I have said from the beginning, these allegations are false. As much as I am happy that my name has been cleared, the sad reality is this has taken away from the real suffering of actual victims of sexual harassment.” An unnamed female lobbyist filed the sexual harassment complaint against Shafer on March 9, 2018. The complaint said, "On multiple occasions over several years Shafer has harassed, demanded sexual favors, created a hostile work environment and retaliated against (the lobbyist) when she refused his multiple sexual overtures and requests.” Shafer denied the allegations against him and said that he had an office policy against having private meetings with the lobbyist because she had a reputation for fabricating stories. Shafer produced affidavits from one staffer and two lobbyists attesting to the policy.
See also: Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2017-2018) David Shafer was mentioned during a wave of sexual assault and misconduct allegations in 2017 and 2018. An unnamed female lobbyist filed a sexual harassment complaint against Shafer on March 9, 2018. The complaint said, "On multiple occasions over several years Shafer has harassed, demanded sexual favors, created a hostile work environment and retaliated against (the lobbyist) when she refused his multiple sexual overtures and requests.” Shafer denied the allegations against him and said that he had an office policy against having private meetings with the lobbyist because she had a reputation for fabricating stories. Shafer produced affidavits from one staffer and two lobbyists attesting to the policy. On April 13, 2018, the state Senate Ethics Committee notified Shafer that the complaint against him was being dismissed. “Based on the findings of fact reported by the independent counsel, the committee found that there is a lack of credible evidence to support the allegations in the complaint,” said Ethics Committee Chairman Dean Burke (R). “Further, the evidence contradicted the essential elements of the complaint." “As I have said from the beginning, these allegations are false,” Shafer said. “As much as I am happy that my name has been cleared, the sad reality is this has taken away from the real suffering of actual victims of sexual harassment.”
