{"id":1166,"date":"2026-06-02T19:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:42:29","slug":"ethics-committee-investigating-house-lawmaker-for-inappropriate-behavior-with-staffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=1166","title":{"rendered":"Ethics Committee investigating House lawmaker for inappropriate behavior with staffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Yet another member of Congress was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee amid allegations of inappropriate advances on a staffer, CNN reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=1164\">Dr. Oz gets all he can handle as reporter closes in on Trump\u2019s mounting health questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) was at the center of the investigation, an issue that has become a priority on Capitol Hill and among lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>According to three anonymous sources, &#8220;the panel had made early reach outs in its attempt to follow up on a New York Post story, which alleged Gomez (D-CA) had been spotted kissing an aide, who worked for a different member of Congress, outside a backyard party in 2023,&#8221; according to the report. <\/p>\n<p>Gomez, who is married, has denied these claims. Now, the panel is also investigating other incidents that it learned about in the course of investigating the kissing allegation.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to CNN, Gomez said, \u201cYears ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family. Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven\u2019t violated the law or House ethics rules, that doesn\u2019t diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=1162\">\u2018Provision in the law\u2019 may bar new Trump hire from taking the job: MS NOW reporter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family,&#8221; and that &#8220;I am deeply sorry for the pain and embarrassment that I brought into our lives,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez is the latest in a long line of lawmakers in both parties who have faced allegations of misconduct with staffers.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) was forced to resign after being found to have pressured sexual favors and an extramarital affair from a regional staffer who later died in a gruesome suicide. At the same time, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) was forced to quit Congress and end his campaign for governor amid damning new evidence that he sexually assaulted an intoxicated congressional aide and allegedly had inappropriate contact with at least three other women.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=1160\">Trump foe leads blue state charge against \u2018sham deal\u2019 cut with foreign company<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yet another member of Congress was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee amid allegations of inappropriate advances on a staffer, CNN reported on Tuesday.Rep. 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