The former staffer, Kristie Small, was fired in 2018 and sued Rep. Henry Cuellar in 2019, alleging the longtime Laredo Democrat denied her request for parental leave and fired her for poor performance when she was in her third trimester.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in San Antonio. Cuellar, a 17-year incumbent and one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress, is in his toughest reelection campaign, facing a May 24 primary runoff against progressive Jessica Cisneros. WASHINGTON — Just weeks ahead of a closely contested Democratic runoff, U.S. Rep.
Staffers wrote statements about Small showing up to work late and leaving early, especially when Cuellar was out of town. They said she was sometimes difficult to get in touch with and failed to catch errors in news releases. It’s the latest potential setback for Cuellar, who is in the fight of his political life against Cisneros, a 28-year-old Laredo native who has far outpaced him in fundraising.Justice Department prosecutors informed him that the congressman is not a target in the investigation.
In a meeting in September, Cuellar told Small that she was failing to help take things “off his plate,” wasn’t training staff adequately and was disregarding his instructions. He extended her probationary period another 30 days to see if she could improve.“Kristie please get involved more,” he wrote in a June 19, 2018, email complaining about a draft of a letter inviting former President Donald Trump to the Rio Grande Valley.
In October, Cuellar fired Small for failing to improve in the areas he highlighted in the previous meeting. However, McFadden said there were serious questions about whether the 90-day probation period had been applied equally to all of Cuellar’s employees.
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