A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona said she was attacked and raped by two men while she was fixing her campaign signs in the middle of the night.

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, who is running for Congress in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, told deputies the alleged attack happened around 2–3 am on August 14, 2026.

According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office report, Greene-Placentia said she was putting up or fixing her campaign signs along the roadside before walking back toward her vehicle, something that was part of her regular late-night routine.

The allegations have not been established in court, and no suspects have been identified or arrested in connection with the alleged attack. 

She told deputies that as she was returning to her car, two unknown men struck her in the back of the head, causing her to lose consciousness.

Greene-Placentia said she later awoke to one of the men sexually assaulting her while she was being held down.

The report states, ‘She then described waking up to the pain of one of the unknown male subjects pulling his penis out of her vagina while she was held down.’

She said the second man then sexually assaulted her as well.

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, who is running for Congress in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, told deputies that one of the suspects allegedly called her a ‘democratic b****,’ after raping her

She also recalled one of the men making a comment along the lines of ‘not f****** worth it,’ according to the report

Greene-Placentia said she waited two to three days before telling her husband, Alex Placentia about the alleged attack

The candidate recalled fighting back during the alleged attack, telling deputies that she kicked her feet in an attempt to resist.

She also recalled one of the men making a comment along the lines of ‘not f****** worth it,’ according to the report.

Greene-Placentia further told deputies that one of the suspects allegedly called her a ‘democratic b****.’

She was unable to provide investigators with detailed descriptions of either suspect.

She did, however, remember that one of the men was wearing black boots and appeared to have small feet.

Greene-Placentia later revealed to an officer that she did not immediately seek medical treatment or undergo a sexual assault forensic exam after the alleged attack.

According to her account, she initially tried to push the incident out of her mind and did not tell anyone what had happened for days, taking three showers and a bath right after.

For two days after the alleged attack, Greene-Placentia was ‘missing in action,’ her campaign manager Isaiah Lopez and husband Alex Placentia told The Phoenix New Times.

Greene-Placentia later revealed to an officer that she did not immediately seek medical treatment or undergo a sexual assault forensic exam after the alleged attack

The allegations have not been established in court, and no suspects have been identified or arrested in connection with the alleged attack

Arizona Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego, who faced allegations of sexual misconduct and improper campaign spending this year, said he was ‘absolutely heartbroken’ by the news and commended her bravery

Greene-Placentia stayed at her apartment in her district while her husband called her several times from their home.

When Placentia called, she was repeatedly in the bath and at times was ‘being nauseous on the phone,’ he recalled.

Placentia said it was unusual for him to go two days without seeing his wife.

He admitted that he was hurt by the distance and began wondering whether she was hiding something from him.

On Sunday, she finally disclosed the alleged assault to campaign staff and told her husband the following day.

She told the officer she waited two to three days before confiding in her husband.

Greene-Placentia has said she believes she suffered a concussion and was covered in bruises after the attack.

The police report also noted that she reported vaginal bleeding for several days afterward.

She did not report the alleged assault to law enforcement until roughly two weeks later, later explaining that she felt embarrassed and wanted to forget what had happened before ultimately deciding to come forward publicly.

Her campaign communications director, Craig Beckman, told the Daily Mail that speaking publicly about the alleged assault has been difficult for Greene-Placentia, but she decided to share her story because she knows many survivors struggle in silence.

‘Bernadette is still processing the trauma of the assault, but she understands the importance of having these conversations.’

 In the days and weeks after the alleged assault, Greene-Placentia said she became ‘a very angry person,’ while her husband recalled her cycling through ‘crying times and angry times.’

She told her husband and campaign manager that she wanted a ‘f****** rematch’ with the men she says attacked her.

‘I want to call them out. I want to like go on TV and say, ‘Let’s go again and don’t come at me from behind,’ she recalled to the Phoenix New Times.

At one point, her campaign even held a staff meeting at a gun range after she said she wanted to shoot something.

‘I know that sounds crazy,’ she said. ‘But I was just mad.’ 

Arizona Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego, who faced allegations of sexual misconduct and improper campaign spending this year, said he was ‘absolutely heartbroken’ by the news and commended her bravery.

‘We cannot tolerate political or sexual violence in any form. Those responsible must be held accountable,’ he wrote on X.

‘Thank you for speaking out, Bernadette. We’re with you.’