Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez succeeded in her effort to reprimand her retiring Democratic colleague, Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, for carrying out a clever paperwork scheme to essentially clear the primary field for his chief of staff, who is currently running to replace him.
A procedural vote on the largely symbolic measure led to an ugly round of Democratic infighting Monday night, after Gluesenkamp Perez and Rep. Jared Golden of Maine crossed party lines to join with nearly all House Republicans to tee up a final vote on the measure.
The final vote was 217-210 on Tuesday, with 23 Democrats voting to denounce García’s paperwork maneuver.