Just in: Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., has said he will resign from Congress at the end of January. The House Ethics Committee announced this evening that Franks is being investigated for sexual harassment allegations.
In a statement, Franks admits to talking to two female subordinates about being surrogate mothers for him and his wife, who have struggled to conceive.
According to Arizona law, the governor must set a date for a special election to fill the seat. This would be the third House vacancy, after resignations of John Conyers, D-Mich., and Tim Murphy, R-Pa.
Franks said in a statement he wants "to take full and personal responsibility for the ways I have broached a topic that, unbeknownst to me until very recently, made certain individuals uncomfortable."
The congressman said that the investigation was the instigation for his decision to resign at the end of January. n.pr/2zZQeVg
