India, Nov. 14 -- Rep.-elect Brian Poindexter, a Democrat from Ohio, is facing an investigation over allegations of sexual harassment from a campaign worker, Politico reported. This led to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and Poindexter's own campaign to launch separate external reviews.

The investigation comes days after two Democratic groups removed their endorsements of Poindexter from their websites without initially explaining the decision, according to Politico. The Blue Dog Coalition's political arm and the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC later confirmed they had learned about an alleged harassment complaint during the final days of the campaign.

Poindexter's campaign said the allegations involved a com...