The Nebraska Legislature’s 13 women lawmakers—eight Democrats and five Republicans—are all but demanding that Republican Charles Herbster drop out of the race for governor.

The group condemning accusations of “sexual assault” against Herbster following a report by the Nebraska Examiner.

According to a statement from the 13, Herbster’s “behavior is completely unacceptable for anyone, especially someone seeking a public office of authority and trust. Herbster’s actions …render him unfit to serve.”

Among those 13 is State Sen. Julie Slama, who told the Examiner that Herbster groped her under her skirt during a GOP event in Douglas County in 2019.

Slama was appointed to the Legislature by Gov. Pete Ricketts, who not only backs NU Regent Jim Pillen for governor but has said Herbster would make a “horrible” governor.

The Examiner’s report goes on to say that seven other women have also said Herbster groped them, their names have not been released.

The Herbster campaign denies the accusations “unequivocally,” and calls the report a “political-hit-piece,” according to the Examiner.

“These libelous accusations are 100% false," Herbster said in a Thursday afternoon statement. "For over thirty years, I've employed hundreds of people. I've respected and empowered women to run my company, my farm and now my campaign. Not once has my integrity ever been challenged in this manner. It's only after I've threatened the stranglehold the establishment has on this state do they stoop to lies this large. This story is a ridiculous, unfounded dirty political trick being carried out by Pete Ricketts and Jim Pillen."

The lawmakers, along with Slama, who signed the statement are:

Senators Joni Albrecht, Carol Blood, Michaela Cavanaugh, Jen Day, Wendy DeBoer, Suzanne Geist, Megan Hunt, Lou Ann Linehan, Patty Pansing-Brooks, Rita Sanders, Lynne Walz, and Anna Wishart.

Their statement also says, “We commend the brave women who have stepped forward to tell the truth about what they endured at the hands of Charles Herbster,” adding, “This is not a question of politics—it is an issue of character and basic human decency.”

Herbster has repeatedly touted the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.

The Nebraska primary is May 10.