This June 14, 2011, file photo of then-Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, speaking at a hearing at the Capitol in Sacramento, California. Ma, now the state treasurer, is facing a lawsuit alleging she sexually harassed an employee while sharing a hotel room. Ma says the lawsuit's allegations are "without merit".
This June 14, 2011, file photo then-Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, speaks at a hearing at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Ma, now the state treasurer, is facing a lawsuit alleging she sexually harassed an employee while sharing a hotel room. Ma says the lawsuit's allegations are "without merit." (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)