The room went silent when the allegations were read aloud.<\/p>\n
A powerful Nebraska lawmaker, a late\u2011night party, a staffer who says a \u201cjoke\u201d crossed every line.<\/p>\n
Now, the officially nonpartisan Legislature is days away from a vote that could end his career and rewrite state history.<\/p>\n
He says it was harmless.<\/p>\n
As Nebraska\u2019s 2026 legislative session opens, the state is confronting a reckoning it has never faced before: whether to expel one of its own.<\/p>\n
Sen. Dan McKeon stands accused of telling a staffer she should \u201cget laid\u201d on vacation and patting her buttocks at an end\u2011of\u2011session party.<\/p>\n
An outside investigation found his behavior violated workplace harassment rules, even if it fell short of legal sexual harassment.<\/p>\n
McKeon, 59, leans on faith and defiance, insisting his comments were jokes and any touch was nonsexual.<\/p>\n
He ignored instructions to avoid staff gatherings, sent a note urging forgiveness \u201cbecause that is what the Bible instructs,\u201d and later texted that his accuser was \u201cdifficult to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, with a disturbing\u2011the\u2011peace charge pending and Republican leaders urging him to resign,<\/p>\n
his fate rests on 33 votes\u2014and on how far Nebraska is willing to go to protect those who work in its halls of power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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