LAS VEGAS, Nevada—The closely contested race between Democratic incumbent Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Republican challenger Sam Peters for one of three toss-up Las Vegas-area congressional seats has devolved into a tit-for-tat exchange with one candidate alleging unwarranted intrusion into his family life and the other citing threats and intimidation.
In an Oct. 31 press conference, Peters called for Horsford to resign from his Nevada Congressional District 4 seat in the wake of a series of Oct. 30 Twitter posts by his estranged wife, Dr. Sonya Douglass, who accused him of “bullying and intimidation” and “violence” during their marriage.
“I was just minding my business until Steven and his attorney demanded I sign an NDA that would ban me from speaking about my 22-year marriage, his 10-year affair, and our divorce FOREVER. It includes $10,000 fines for each remark or social post. Even to a therapist! Y’all!” she wrote….