Facing ethics allegations, those lawmakers who refuse to end their campaigns could face the wrath of voters in November.
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) says he will continue to run for reelection despite calls from fellow Republicans to step down amid allegations of domestic violence. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
Chuck Edwards was supposed to be the safe choice.
“He is the embodiment of mountain values who will fight for them every single day in Congress with honor and integrity,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) said in May 2022, after Edwards ousted a controversial one-term incumbent.
Four years later the North Carolina Republican faced a bipartisan rebuke from the House Ethics Committee, which recommended a rare censure motion for inappropriate behavior with young female staff.
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