Ethics Watchdog Accuses TEN Democratic Lawmakers Of Misusing Public Resources For Political Gain

The organization alleges that these politicians have been exploiting public resources for partisan political purposes.

The Democrats, according to a press release on FACT's website, have "repeatedly" utilized official resources for political advantage. The accused include Democratic Representatives Nancy Pelosi of California, Cori Bush of Missouri, Jamaal Bowman of New York, Sean Casten of Illinois, Greg Casar of Texas, Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, Ted Lieu of California, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Ritchie Torres of New York.

January 24, 2024

Interestingly, Democratic Representative Ayanna Presley of Massachusetts, although not explicitly named in the press release, was implicated in the exhibits accompanying the complaint. These exhibits purportedly demonstrate her use of official resources for political gain.

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The press release from FACT stated, "The law at issue is simple," emphasizing that government resources cannot be employed for "campaign or political purposes." It further clarified that "official House photographs and video, government buildings, a Member’s official website and social media accounts, and anything created by government employees" are strictly off-limits for such purposes.

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The watchdog organization also highlighted that campaign social media accounts must not contain any official content or resources and are prohibited from reposting official social media posts.

However, FACT alleges that the Democrats in question regularly use official resources or content on social media, particularly on X, formerly known as Twitter. To substantiate its claims, the complaint included 91 pages of examples.

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Among the examples were instances of Pelosi using House video on a campaign website, Omar using C-Span footage on her Instagram account, and Pressley speaking on the House floor in a post on X.

Kendra Arnold, Executive Director of FACT, expressed her concern in the press release, stating, "These violations are rampant and obvious, and clearly the OCE’s failure to act has encouraged continued violations. This failure has also incentivized these Members to use House proceedings for political campaigning rather than doing what is in the best interest of the country."

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Arnold further criticized the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), stating that it has both the authority and a clear responsibility to ensure each ethics violation is dealt with swiftly. She argued that the OCE's inaction not only allows clear violations to continue but also undermines the public’s trust in the OCE itself.

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FACT's letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics stated, "Currently, numerous Members are using official House resources for political purposes and are doing so both repeatedly and publicly."

The complaint concluded that legislators break the rules because there is no punishment for doing so. It stated, "Not acting upon obvious violations not only permits them to continue but it erodes the public’s trust."

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The complaint further detailed that these Members' campaign social media accounts demonstrate that they consistently use official resources for political purposes and have used numerous different types of taxpayer-funded resources for their political campaigns.