input from Members of the Latino Caucus, provided a recommendation to transfer $50,000 from Yes We Can, an Independent Expenditure Committee (IEC), to another IEC prior to his resignation as Chair of the Caucus. The funds have since been transferred numerous times and have been used to support candidates who are not endorsed by the Latino Caucus. As the current Chair of the Latino Caucus, I do not condone or support his actions", said Ricardo Lara, D-South Gate. Bob Stern, former president of the Center for Governmental Studies, the principal co-author of the California Political Reform Act and the Fair Political Practices Commission's first general counsel, said the transactions look "very suspicious, but there could be explanations." "Money laundering is the most serious of campaign violations," Stern said, noting that money laundering is used to both skirt campaign contribution limits and conceal contributors." Allegations of sexual harassment In November 2017, Mendoza was accused of inviting a young female staffer to his residence in Sacramento. In February 2018, leaders of the State Assembly publicly released the findings of an investigation that determined he likely engaged in a pattern of unwanted advances and sexually suggestive behavior toward six women, including four subordinates, over the last decade. Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León introduced Senate Resolution 85, which cites the house's zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy and the results of the investigation as grounds to expel Mendoza. Before the Senate could take a vote for expulsion, Mendoza resigned from his position. Personal life Assemblyman Mendoza grew up in South Central Los Angeles. He is the first in his family of nine children to graduate from college. He received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach. He received his teaching credential from Cal State Los Angeles. Mendoza and his wife Leticia live in Artesia and have two daughters and two sons. References External links Tony Mendoza Facebook Tony Mendoza Twitter Tony Mendoza Youtube Channel George Mason University Study Find Restricting Payday Loans Harms Consumers Join California Tony Mendoza Democratic Party California state senators California city council members Mayors of places in California Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly 1971 births Living people Politicians from Los Angeles American Federation of Teachers people California State University, Long Beach alumni Schoolteachers from California Hispanic and Latino American mayors in California Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California National Education