Story highlights She was one of the Democrats trying to unseat GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder in 2018She made her announcement on FacebookWashington (CNN) Democrat Andrea Ramsey announced Friday morning she was dropping out of the race to fill a competitive House of Representatives seat in Kansas amid news of a 2005 lawsuit that accused her of sexual harassment. The case was dismissed in 2006 and multiple sources with knowledge told The Star the man had reached a settlement with LabOne, the company where Ramsey had been the executive vice president of human resources. Ramsey told The Star she was unaware of any settlement. Had the false allegations been brought against me directly, I would have fought to exonerate my name and my reputation," she said in the Facebook post . "Now, twelve years later this suit is being used to force me out of my race for Congress."

Source: CNN December 15, 2017 22:47 UTC