Stanislaus County Supervisor Channce Condit and state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil both are claiming exoneration after the Senate Rules Committee issued its findings from an investigation involving the lawmakers.
Alvarado-Gil filed an ethics complaint with state Attorney General Rob Bonta in June of 2024, alleging that the supervisor conspired with his father — Chad Condit, the senator’s former chief of staff — to prioritize $5 million in funding for an infrastructure project in his district. Eleven months earlier, the two had posed side-by-side on a south Modesto street — smiling and giving a thumbs-up — as they held an oversized photo-op check made out to the county.
Condit claimed that the senator’s allegation was retaliation for a sexual harassment complaint made against her by his father.
The legislature’s Workplace Conduct Unit sent a letter to Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson), dated May 29, that outlined the findings of its investigation into the matter.
“The WCU only substantiated one allegation that violated the legislature’s policy on appropriate workplace conduct: that you filed complaints against your former chief of staff and his son … because your former chief of staff had filed a complaint against you.”
The WCU recommended that Alvarado-Gil be reprimanded and required to undergo one-on-one training that focuses on retaliation issues, according to the letter.
“I am grateful that the process upheld the principles of fairness and due process, and I have been fully exonerated of the false and defamatory claims made against me,” said Condit, who is demanding a formal and public apology from the senator. “From the very beginning, Sen. Alvarado-Gil misused the power and platform of her office by attempting to slander my name and reputation.”
Alvarado-Gil, meanwhile, was cleared by the WCU of allegations of sexual harassment lodged by the elder Condit.
“I’ve said from the beginning that these allegations made against me were completely false, and I’m glad that has been backed up by a senate investigation,” Alvarado-Gil said Friday. “Despite these partisan attacks and attempts to ruin my reputation and family, I remain focused on fighting for my district, standing up for families, and challenging the status quo in Sacramento.”
Alvarado-Gil still faces a sexual harassment lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court by the elder Condit last September. According to court documents, the matter is slated to return to the courtroom later this month.
Attempts to reach Chad Condit for comment were unsuccessful.
