by Rich Smith • Feb 9, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Candace Faber, former technology advocate for the city of Seattle, accused Sen. Joe Fain (pictured) of raping her in 2007. He denies the allegations. WA State Senate
In an open letter published on Tuesday, the National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington (NWPC-WA) and some sexual assault organizations called on former State Senator Joe Fain to resign from his position on Washington s five-person redistricting commission, which is charged with the politically fraught task of redrawing the state s Congressional and Legislative District lines to account for population changes. Sponsored
In the letter, the NWPC-WA, a group who recruits and trains women across the political spectrum to run for office, suggested that the lack of a proper investigation into a 2018 rape allegation against Fain raises questions about the public s ability to trust him to respect our state laws, our socie