An Orange County Democrat’s struggling campaign is fighting back after ex-staffers accused the candidate of turninga discussion about her fake boobsinto an all-hands meeting.
Janet Keo Conklin, a real estate agent and La Palma council member who is seeking to becomeOrange County’s next assessor, has denied allegations that she forced staff to feel her breasts while claiming she had no feeling in her nipples.
On Friday,LAistreported that Conklin — who is also accused ofmisusing campaign moneyon personal expenses — allegedly told two staffers that “she has no feeling in her nipples” and placed their hands on her chest to “give it a squeeze.”
“We took our hands off because we were just in shock,” the staffers told the outlet.
Conklin denied all wrongdoing in an interview with LAist, and Michael Trujillo, a political consultant for the candidate, slammed the allegations as false.
He told The Post that jilted ex-staffers have coordinated a smear campaign after being let go for poor performance, and he singled out ex-campaign treasurer Cine Ivery.
Ivery was named inan enforcement decisionby the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission in 2024 after the state’s political watchdog found that former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s 2018 campaign had laundered contributions.
“Shortly after being brought on by Janet,” Trujillo told The Post, “I recommended she fire this treasurer who has a troubling history getting it wrong, not knowing the rules and, quite honestly, just being plain dumb.”
Ivery did not respond to a request for comment.
Conklin’s former staffers accused the candidate of repeatedly spending campaign funds on personal use, including restaurants.
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