NY Dem Fails to Disclose More Than $25 Million in Personal Financial Holdings

Self-funded Goroff's disclosure reports may run afoul of ethics rules

Collin Anderson
September 25, 2020 4:58 AM

New York Democratic Congressional candidate Nancy Goroff failed to disclose more than $25 million in personal financial holdings while loaning her campaign more than $1 million—a potential violation of House ethics rules, according to an election watchdog.

Complaint: Missouri Dem Used State Resources to Boost Gubernatorial Campaign

Galloway used taxpayer funds to boost her gubernatorial campaign

Collin Anderson
September 11, 2020 4:58 AM

Missouri Democratic state auditor Nicole Galloway used taxpayer funds to boost her gubernatorial campaign, a legal complaint obtained by the Washington Free Beacon alleges.

CA Dem Faces Ethics Complaint for Using Office to Get Into Yosemite

Josh Christenson
August 26, 2020 5:50 PM

A non-partisan ethics watchdog hit Rep. T.J. Cox (D., Calif.) with an ethics complaint Wednesday for using the power of his office to score free tickets into Yosemite National Park on the Fourth of July.

Nevada Democrat Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Affair With Former Intern

Josh Christenson
May 21, 2020 8:49 AM

A government watchdog group filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Steven Horsford (D., Nev.) on Wednesday alleging the congressman abused his position and potentially broke the law while concealing a decade-long affair with a former intern.

Media Love Interviewing Dem Congresswoman Disgraced by #MeToo Charges

Katie Hill has been profiled 19 times since resigning for sexual misconduct

Alex Griswold
March 3, 2020 10:10 AM

Disgraced former Democratic congresswoman Katie Hill has been the subject of glowing media profiles, interviews, and op-eds since she was forced to resign in November 2019 following sexual misconduct allegations.

Journalist Who Defended Katie Hill Failed to Disclose He Dated Her

Alex Griswold
March 2, 2020 2:50 PM

A Playboy journalist who went to bat for disgraced former representative Katie Hill (D., Calif.) after her resignation failed to disclose that they were dating at the time her scandal became public.

McConnell Challenger Denounces ‘Excessive Money in Politics’ Days After Soliciting Super PAC Donations

McGrath campaign faces ethics complaint for endorsement of super PAC

Collin Anderson
January 16, 2020 5:00 AM

Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath's campaign solicited super PAC donations just days before denouncing "excessive money in politics" at a campaign event Monday.

Ethics Commission Says Collins Challenger Broke Campaign Finance Law

Update: Decision comes as GOP launches ad campaign on 'straw donor' scheme

Graham Piro
October 30, 2019 9:15 AM

A Maine ethics panel found that House Speaker Sara Gideon violated campaign finance laws when she used a corporate-funded PAC to reimburse her political donations, a decision that could play a major role in determining the Senate majority in 2020.

Chris Hayes on Katie Hill Resignation: ‘It Really Seems Like the Bad Guys Won’

Cameron Cawthorne
October 29, 2019 11:05 AM

MSNBC host Chris Hayes on Monday night reacted to Rep. Katie Hill's (D., Calif.) resignation by calling the two media outlets that reported on her alleged sexual misconduct "bad guys."

Rep. Katie Hill Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Elizabeth Matamoros
October 28, 2019 8:30 AM

Representative Katie Hill (D., Calif) resigned on Sunday night amid a House Ethics Committee investigation into her alleged sexual misconduct with a member of her congressional staff.