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

Gonzales resigned after dropping his primary runoff bid, ending the prospect that he would serve out his term.

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

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

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

Representative who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations

Swalwell'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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Tony Gonzales Announces Retirement Amid Ethics Investigation

Outlets report that Tony Gonzales announced he would leave Congress amid misconduct allegations and possible expulsion proceedings. Left-leaning outlets link his retirement announcement to the prospect of an expulsion vote and to Eric Swalwell’s departure. Center outlets place the departures within a broader congressional ethics and oversight crisis. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the scandals and possible expulsions, with some also focusing on the House’s disciplinary response.

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