Rachel Crooks in October 2016 said President Donald Trump kissed her without her consent when she was a receptionist at a real estate firm in Trump Tower in Manhattan in 2005. | Monica Schipper/Getty Images Trump accuser running for Ohio state legislature

A woman who claimed President Donald Trump kissed her without her consent is now running for a seat in the Ohio state legislature.

Rachel Crooks, 35, is running as a Democrat for Ohio's House District 88. The rural district located outside Toledo is currently held by Republican Bill Reineke. In 2016, that district voted for Trump – a flip from 2008 and 2012 when it went for Barack Obama.


Crooks in October 2016 said Trump kissed her without her consent when she was a receptionist at a real estate firm in Trump Tower in Manhattan in 2005.

“I think my voice should have been heard then, and I'll still fight for it to be heard now. Americans are really upset with politics as usual, and I want to be a voice for them," Crooks told Cosmopolitan, who first reported on her campaign.

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An Ohio native, Crooks is currently the director for international student recruitment at Heidelberg University. She told Cosmopolitan that she hopes she can help create more jobs, ensure access to affordable health and help fix Ohio's education system.

Trump has denied Crooks' claim, in addition to several other women who have accused Trump of touching them inappropriately.