Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., walks down the House steps at the Capitol on Friday, May 13, 2022.
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Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota was assaulted Thursday morning in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, D.C., her office said.
Craig, a Democrat who has served in Congress since 2019, “defended herself from the attacker and suffered bruising, but is otherwise physically okay,” her chief of staff Nick Coe said in a statement.
“Rep. Craig called 9-1-1 and the assailant fled the scene of the assault,” which occurred around 7:15 a.m. ET, Coe’s statement said.
He added that there is currently “no evidence” that the incident against Craig, the first openly LGBT member of Congress from her state, was “politically motivated.”
“Rep. Craig is grateful to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department for their quick response and asks for privacy at this time,” Coe said.
Craig was seen with a security detail during votes later Thursday, NBC News reported.
The Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on Craig’s statement.
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