Liss said she never made a formal complaint about the governor’s behavior.Ĭuomo’s workplace conduct has been under intense scrutiny in recent days as several women have publicly told of feeling sexually harassed, or at least made to feel demeaned and uncomfortable by the Democrat.įormer adviser Lindsey Boylan, 36, said he made inappropriate comments on her appearance, once kissed her on the lips at the end of a meeting and suggested a game of strip poker as they sat with other aides on a jet flight.
"At the public open-house mansion reception, there are hundreds of people, and he poses for hundreds of pictures. “Reporters and photographers have covered the governor for 14 years watching him kiss men and women and posing for pictures," said Rich Azzopardi, a senior advisor to Cuomo. “I wish that he took me seriously.”Ī spokesman for Cuomo didn’t immediately return a request for comment from The Associated Press, but told the Journal that some of the behavior Liss was describing was the kind of innocent glad-handing that politicians often do at public events. “It’s not appropriate, really, in any setting,” she said. Liss told the Journal she initially thought of Cuomo’s behavior as harmless, but it grew to bother her. She said he sometimes greeted her with a hug and a kiss on both cheeks. Andrew Cuomo is describing conduct she felt was inappropriate for the workplace.Īna Liss, 35, told The Wall Street Journal in a story published Saturday that when she worked as a policy aide to the governor between 20, Cuomo called her “sweetheart,” once kissed her hand and asked personal questions, including whether she had a boyfriend.
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