minnesota governor mark dayton thursday urge state lawmaker accuse sexual harassment step late fallout grow chorus harassment allegations grip u.s. statehouses minnesota state senator dan schoen face grow pressure resign thursday local media report allegations make unwanted sexual advance toward women schoen could reach thursday deny inappropriate contact statement local media women far familiar harassment must stop minnesota state representative erin maye quade say statement thursday candidate experience sen. schoen legislator experience multiple members majority report it since allegations harassment assault surface movie producer harvey weinstein revive metoo social media campaign galvanize women speak instance sexual harassment lawmakers number state capitols weinstein deny claim first report new york time new yorker magazine california senate last month hire law firm investigate female legislators staff lobbyists letter call culture harassment kentucky republican house speaker jeff hoover step sunday leadership post report settle sex harassment claim woman staff hoover office respond request comment tell courier-journal engage consensual banter women talk feel like experience sexual harassment illinois democratic state senator heather steans say wednesday day state legislature begin sexual harassment train wake october open letter similar california call pervasive harassment every industry version cast couch illinois politics exception illinois letter say steans thursday announce formation new women caucus focus harassment women issue lot anger come forward stop say sexual harassment allegations state politics new concert public pushback women could lead efforts strengthen statehouse harassment protections say jean sinzdak associate director center american women politics rutgers university 37 state legislatures 2016 formal policies legislative employees sexual harassment accord national conference state legislatures experts say vary effectiveness enforcement chorus sexual harassment allegations spread among u.s. statehouses