Trump Accuser Running For Ohio State Representative

TOLEDO, OH — One of the women that accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct is running for the Ohio Congress. Rachel Crooks, 35, wants to be a state representative for the Ohio 88th district. She is running as a Democrat.

“As someone with deep roots in the district -- I graduated from Clyde High School, and I’ve worked at local universities for more than a decade -- I want to see our communities succeed,” said Crooks in an email to supporters. “I’m running for the Ohio House because for too long Columbus politicians have forgotten about places like Tiffin and Fremont and Clyde. Our representatives in Columbus care more about corporate special interests, lobbyists and donors than they do about working Ohioans."

Crooks was one of two women who were featured in a New York Times article in October 2016 that laid out accusations against then-candidate Trump. In that article, she claimed that while working as a receptionist Bayrock Group, a real estate company based out of Trump Towers, she was accosted by the now-president.

The two first met in an elevator, Crooks told the New York Time. However, after some pleasantries, Trump allegedly would not let go of her hand and instead he began kissing her on the cheeks and on the mouth, she said.

The now-35-year-old said in October 2016 that she would be supporting Hillary Clinton for president and had donated to the Democrat's campaign.

Crooks works in higher educations, having spent the past decade working for Heidelberg University and Tiffin University. While at Clyde High, Crooks was a standout athlete in three sports, making first-team All-Ohio in basketball and volleyball and also competed in the state finals in track as a freshman.

In this photo: Rachel Crooks speaks at a news conference, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in New York to discuss her accusations of sexual misconduct against Donald Trump. The women, who first shared their stories before the November 2016 election, called for a congressional investigation into Trump's alleged behavior. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)