Rep. Debbie Dingell Deborah (Debbie) Ann DingellRaces heat up for House leadership posts Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell easily wins House primary Court orders release of Black Michigan teen who was jailed for missing schoolwork MORE (D-Mich.) shared her "Me Too" story on Friday, revealing that a "prominent" historical figure tried to put his hand up her skirt decades ago.

When asked by CNN's Alisyn Camerota if she had any "Me Too" stories, Dingell replied: "I have too many of them."

She then recalled an evening in the '80s when a man made unwanted advances on her at a dinner party, despite the fact that she was married.

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"I was in a first-year marriage so it tells you how long ago it was. Historical figure. The hand kept going up my leg. I took it off. A woman member recognized what was happening and got up from the table and said, 'Switch places.' You know, we watch out for each other," Dingell recalled on CNN's "New Day.

"He would be aggressive, not only towards me. Everybody on Capitol Hill knew it. I just happened to be one of these people. I was with a prominent historical person, and I'm not going to name who this person is," she continued. "And that's part of the problem. A lot of women don't have the courage because even though they have the 'Me Too' story, there are consequences."