Democratic Candidate Reports Being Raped Near Her Campaign Sign

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic nominee for Arizona’s 8th congressional district challenging Republican Representative Abe Hamadeh, reported being sexually assaulted. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on a Friday this summer in a dark Sun City parking lot. Greene-Placentia stated she was hit over the head while walking to a damaged campaign sign. She reported waking up as the assailant left her, claiming he used a derogatory term referring to her as a Democratic bitch.