future.

Still, she said needed to share what happened.

"I want him to know that his behavior did affect me and did cause me a lot of mental health problems,” she said.

She said never wanted Tate to lose his job. What she wanted was an apology for what happened during the 2017 legislative session that ended last spring, when she was interning at the Capitol.

"We're in the elevator he kind of looks over at me and looks me up and down and says, 'I really like the way that skirt fits you.'"

She said he would seek her out.

"It all seemed very planned, he would catch me at different times when I was leaving or when I was coming," she explained.

She filed a complaint and the investigation by the Office ofLegislative Services found more likely than not that Tate commented on her clothing, flirted with her and put his arm around her shoulders and nudged her near her waist as many as eight times.

"I asked for an apology and for him to step down from his chairmanship," she said.

It never happened.

Tates' spokesperson shared a legal opinion that said the investigation didn't appear fair or unbiased but didn't answer whose opinion it was. Tate is still the chairman of the Business, Labor, & Technology committee.

His office released a one-line statement on Thursday that read, "I am grateful this situation has concluded."

The former intern has walked away from politics altogether.

"That can't keep happening, especially to young women who want to be in politics," she said.

She chose to stay anonymous for