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House avoids unprecedented four-member expulsion week as Swalwell and Gonzales resign instead

Swalwell resigned after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced, averting a possible expulsion proceeding.

House avoids unprecedented four-member expulsion week as Swalwell and Gonzales resign instead
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Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from the House, averting immediate expulsion proceedings. The article says the House may still consider disciplinary action against Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Cory Mills, whose ethics inquiries are at different stages.

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Eric Swalwell
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

Representative who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations

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Tony Gonzales
Former U.S. Representative (R-TX)

Representative who resigned after an affair with an aide and amid possible expulsion

Gonzales's version of this story ↗
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Former U.S. Representative (D-FL)

Representative facing possible expulsion following a House Ethics Committee finding

Cherfilus-McCormick's version of this story ↗
Cory Mills
R · FL-7

Representative facing allegations and an ongoing House Ethics Committee investigation

Mills's version of this story ↗
George Santos
Former U.S. Representative (R-NY)

Former representative cited as the most recent member expelled from the House

Republican congressional candidate who faced Gonzales in a primary runoff

Doug LaMalfa
Former U.S. Representative (R-CA)

Late representative whose northern California seat remains vacant

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker who commented on possible discipline for Cherfilus-McCormick and the status of Mills’s inquiry

Analilia Mejia
D · NJ-11

Democratic congressional candidate in a New Jersey special election

Adam B. Schiff
D · CA · SEN

Senator and former representative cited among members censured since 2021

Clay Fuller
R · GA-14

Representative who won a special election and was sworn into the House

Mikie Sherrill
Former U.S. Representative (D-NJ)

New Jersey governor and former representative whose House seat was vacant

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Former representative whose seat was filled by Clay Fuller

Jamaal Bowman
Former U.S. Representative (D-NY)

Former representative cited among members censured since 2021

House Minority Leader who answered questions about party balance and the ethics process

Al Green
D · TX-9

Representative cited among members censured since 2021

Kevin Kiley
I · CA-3

Independent representative whose former Republican affiliation is noted in the House-count discussion

Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Representative cited among members censured since 2021

Paul A. Gosar
R · AZ-9

Representative cited among members censured since 2021

ALSO MENTIONED  Charlie Rangel, Former representative cited in the House’s censure history; Daniel Crane, Former representative cited in the House’s history of reprimands; Gerry Studds, Former representative cited in the House’s history of reprimands; Greg Steube, Representative who filed a resolution seeking Cherfilus-McCormick’s expulsion; Jim Traficant, Former representative cited in the history of House expulsions

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Eric Swalwell Resigns From Congress

Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress amid allegations of sexual misconduct, a development reported by outlets on the left, center and right. Left-leaning outlets connect his resignation to pressure for expulsion and calls for congressional accountability. Center outlets mostly present the resignation alongside the allegations, with coverage also addressing expulsion pressure, a new accusation, political fallout and congressional accountability. Right-leaning outlets often focus on proposals affecting pensions and taxpayer-funded settlements, while also covering expulsion efforts or partisan fallout.

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