The House on Tuesday took the rare step of punishing one of its members — GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards — over allegations of inappropriate behavior toward two female staffers. The congressman apologized for putting the staffers in uncomfortable positions but fiercely denied ever sexually harassing them.
The House on Tuesday voted to censure North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards after an investigation concluded that he engaged in inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office. The near-unanimous vote was 413-2, with Edwards and Rep. Ralph Norman, a fellow North Carolina Republican, voting no. LiveNOW's Anna Marsick has more.
The motion to censure the lawmaker passed in a 413-2 vote, with just Edwards and Republican South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman voting against the resolution.
Representative Chuck Edwards received a formal rebuke on the floor after a speech in which he apologized for his conduct but said it did not constitute harassment.
Rep. Chuck Edwards will face a censure vote today.
The committee found in a report that Edwards violated the “spirit” of the chamber’s rules against sexual harassment by engaging in inappropriate conduct with young staffers and recommended he face formal censure from the House.
North Carolina Republican Chuck Edwards abandoned his reelection campaign in the middle of the night after a House Ethics Committee report laid out a pattern of lavish gifts, intimate messages, and unwanted attention toward two young women on his staff, conduct the panel says any reasonable person would read as romantic advances. Edwards posted his […] The post Rep. Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid after ethics panel details gifts, poems, and trips with young female staffers appeared first on American Almanac .
North Carolina Republican Chuck Edwards abandoned his reelection campaign in the middle of the night after a House Ethics Committee report laid out a pattern of lavish gifts, intimate messages, and unwanted attention toward two young women on his staff, conduct the panel says any reasonable person would read as romantic advances. Edwards posted his withdrawal statement on X at 3:32 a.m. ET on Aug. 5, two days after the committee published its 60-page report. He cited "much prayer and reflection," said serving western North Carolina "has been the honor of my life," and confirmed he would finish out his current term. He did not address the report's findings directly. The ethics panel's recommendation is blunt: censure by the full House. If…Open
The decision comes after the House Ethics Committee found Monday that Edwards violated the “spirit” of the chamber’s rules against sexual harassment by engaging in inappropriate conduct with young staffers.
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) dropped his re-election bid early Wednesday after the House Ethics Committee recommended his censure over sexual harassment issues. Why it matters: Pressure has been mounting on Edwards to step aside since the Monday decision from the panel. - Axios has previously reported that Edwards faced heavy scrutiny for his treatment of young female staffers. What they're saying: "After much prayer and reflection, I've decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign. I will complete my current term," Edwards wrote in a 3:32 a.m. ET post on X. This is breaking news. Check back for updates.
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.