Arizona candidate says she felt like a 'hypocrite' for not speaking up about reported rape
09-10-2026 01:05 via abcnews.com

Arizona candidate says she felt like a 'hypocrite' for not speaking up about reported rape

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democratic candidate for Congress who said she was raped while fixing a campaign sign in August, told ABC News on Thursday that she was motivated to speak up because of the arguments she was making on the campaign trail. "I was talking to some seniors about fighting for reinstating and funding the [Veterans Administration] and fixing Social Security, actually addressing the issues" amid federal government cuts or healthcare changes that impacted them, Greene-P
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