Accountability file

Record & events

• statement: Claude Parrish, Sherman's Republican opponent, said that Arlo Smith, the (ultimately unsuccessful) Democratic nominee for attorney general, had declined to endorse Sherman for the Board seat. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: However, Parrish said that he had actually sold the company in 1983, just before its business license was suspended for a month by the state Franchise Tax Board. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Sherman said that he relied on public records in making his allegations. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Besides, Sherman said, the 1983 suspension could only have occurred because of previous tax delinquencies. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: Sherman was re-elected to the Board of Equalization in 1994, but resigned January 3, 1997, having been elected to Congress. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Office environment In December 2017, eight former aides to Sherman said that his offices in Washington, D. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: Dababneh was elected to the California State Assembly in 2013 and resigned from that body after allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct were made against him. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Although they did not suggest that Sherman knew of Dababneh's conduct, several staffers said the office environment did not encourage reporting and that Sherman would not have been receptive to complaints about a trusted advisor. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Sherman has acknowledged being "a demanding boss" but "denied that his management style contributed to the silence about Dababneh's behavior". (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: And I talk to each staff member several times a year about the office policy." The exchange was cut from a video of the event that Sherman's office posted to YouTube; the office said that it excluded from the highlight reel "all question… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: 438) against President Donald Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors on the grounds that Trump attempted to obstruct justice by firing James Comey from the FBI. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: He said, "the U.S.-China trade relationship is horrendously lopsided". (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Sherman said: "Every one of those rockets [fired by Hamas into Israeli cities] is a war crime, almost every one. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Social Security and health care Sherman has said he is "opposed to creating a voucher system for Medicare". (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: "I would never tell someone in Louisiana to keep living on their cousin's couch because we won't help them rebuild until the state aligns with my views on a woman's right to choose," Sherman said. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:47.417Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]