Representative Tina Kotek wasted no time after being re-elected to a fourth term as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Monday by addressing the elephant in the room: The Oregon Legislature's unresolved problems with sexual misconduct.

In remarks delivered directly after her re-election, Kotek acknowledged the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry’s (BOLI) recent report that found the Oregon capitol to be a hostile workplace based on alleged sexual harassment. BOLI’s investigation came after several woman lawmakers and staffers in Salem reported that they had been harassed, most notably by former Sen. Jeff Kruse.

Kotek was mentioned in the report. Sen. Sarah Gelser, one of the women who spoke out about Kruse’s misconduct, said that Kotek had told her that some Republican lawmakers found Gelser “unlikeable,” a trait that could make it difficult for legislative leaders to take action against Kruse.

The speaker, who represents Portland, used her time Monday morning to deliver a clear message to her colleagues.

“The problem of poor capitol culture starts with us,” Kotek said. “Having a good capitol culture starts with us. If anyone is sitting here on the floor today thinking we’re not part of the problem, I would ask that you catch yourself.”

Kotek said that someone could just look at the size of the restrooms in her office—the men’s room is much larger than the women’s room—to recognize that “we have not always valued participation equally.” She said that she and Senate President Peter Courtney, who has also taken heat in the aftermath of the BOLI report, are working to create “better policies and practices” around workplace culture in the legislature.

(Courtney, however, did not mention the sexual misconduct fallout in his opening remarks Monday to his fellow state senators.)

“It’s important to remember that we’re on the top of the food chain here in this building,” Kotek told her colleagues. “We all have a part to play in improving our workplace.”

Oregon legislators will receive ten hours of training related to workplace culture and harassment this week.

“I’m confident that working together,” Kotek said, “we can make the necessary changes for our capitol.”