Democrat Congressional Aide Who Defaced Rep. Greene’s Posters Stepping Down

Zachary StieberSeptember 2, 2022

The chief of staff for Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) is stepping down.

Tim Hysom, who defaced posters put up by a member of Congress, has accepted a different job.

“Tim has accepted a position in another congressional office,” Auchincloss told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement.

“I appreciate Tim’s service in my office and wish him all the best in his new endeavor.”

Hysom did not respond to requests for comment.

It’s not clear which congressional office is set to hire Hysom.

Auchincloss has not yet picked a replacement.

“I am working to identify a new chief of staff and my team remains focused on delivering results and lowering costs for working families,” the congressman, who entered office in 2021, said.

Criminal Referral

The U.S. Capitol Police referred Hysom for a criminal referral after he was caught defacing posters put up by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).

The posters each stated: “There are Only Two Genders: Male and Female Trust the Science.”

Hysom placed stickers with Bible verses on them.

He was captured on surveillance camera, according to an affidavit obtained by Just the News.

U.S. prosecutors declined to pursue the charges, a spokesman for Greene previously told The Epoch Times.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia did not respond to a request for comment.

Matt Corridoni, a spokesman for Auchincloss, has defended his soon-to-be former colleague.

“Adhering a sticker—to a poster that shouldn’t be there in the first place—is hardly a federal crime. What Tim did was to adhere a series of stickers to foul, mean spirited, bullying posters outside the Congresswoman’s office. These stickers were never threatening and always respectful,” Corridoni told The Epoch Times in an email.

Ethics Complaint

Greene later filed an ethics complaint against Hysom with the House Ethics Committee over what happened.