Meet the 10 members with ongoing ethics investigations
The House Ethics Committee has been very active during this Congress,investigating numerous lawmakers amid widespread allegations and controversies. Notable issues include investigations into sexual misconduct, domestic abuse, misuse of funds, campaign violations, and other misconduct. Several representatives, such as Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, resigned after ethics violations, while others like Jimmy Gomez and Max Miller have publicly addressed their situations, with Miller calling for an internal ethics review of himself. Multiple investigations are ongoing for figures including Lance Gooden, cory Mills, LaMonica McIver, Henry Cuellar, Andy Ogles, Troy Nehls, Nancy mace, and Mike Collins.The focus has included allegations ranging from inappropriate behavior too legal violations, reflecting efforts to scrutinize and improve workplace culture on Capitol Hill amid ongoing political and ethical challenges.
The House Ethics Committee has been noticeably busy this Congress amid a slew of investigations into lawmakers — punctuated by three resignations — and 10 inquiries still outstanding.
Domestic and sexual allegations have roiled Capitol Hill this Congress, leading to multiple resignations, dropped reelection bids, and competitive races that otherwise should be uncompetitive.
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Talks of revamping workplace culture on Capitol Hill heightened this Congress after then-Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct. Swalwell has denied wrongdoing. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) ended his reelection bid just days after an ethics report released earlier this month that detailed a slew of inappropriate actions the lawmaker allegedly took toward two female staffers.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) resigned after an ethics panel found her guilty of 25 violations as she faced charges for stealing Federal Emergency Management Agency funds. Cherfilus-McCormick ran in Tuesday’s primary but lost her comeback bid.
Here are the 10 ongoing House investigations of representatives:
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
Earlier this year, the committee had begun the early stages of an investigation after an April New York Post story alleged the congressman was seen kissing an aide. Gomez said he did not violate any House ethics rules, but he acknowledged he had made mistakes in his marriage.
“Years ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family,” Gomez said in a statement around the time of the New York Post story. “Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven’t violated the law or House ethics rules, that doesn’t diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most.
“I take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family,” he wrote. “I sought professional assistance to help re-center and heal the relationships that mean everything to me, and move forward with the honesty, transparency, and respect that everyone deserves from the people they love. I continue to do this work.”
Max Miller (R-OH)
Miller took the unusual step of calling for a House Ethics Committee investigation into himself earlier this month following allegations of domestic abuse and drug use. Despite pressure to drop out of his reelection bid in the run-up to the withdrawal deadline, Mille defiantly remained in the race.
“In light of all the renewed interest in my family affairs I am going to file my own paperwork for an ethics investigation into myself to clear my name from these horrific attacks on myself and family,” Miller posted on X. “I have absolutely nothing to hide.”
Miller faces allegations of domestic violence made against him by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno.
Lance Gooden (R-TX)
The committee announced it was looking into Gooden last month but did not specify the details of the inquiry. Gooden said after the announcement that the investigation was related to “spending” and he denounced the allegations as baseless.
According to the July 27 announcement, the committee said it will announce its course of action by Nov. 9.
Cory Mills (R-FL)
The Ethics Committee’s investigation said it would look into a myriad of allegations against Mills, including allegations that he violated campaign finance laws, improperly received gifts and special favors, misused congressional resources, and committed sexual misconduct or dating violence. Mills has denied any wrongdoing.
He LOST/WON his primary on Tuesday.
LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
McIver is under review by the committee for criminal charges after an altercation with federal officers at Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, last year.
Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Cuellar was indicted on corruption charges during the Biden administration, but President Donald Trump pardoned him at the end of 2025. Cuellar faced charges of bribery, conspiracy, money laundering, and acting as a foreign agent, among other counts.
The committee reauthorized the investigation for the 119th Congress in July 2025, before Trump pardoned him later that year. Cuellar is running for reelection in one of the most competitive seats in the country in the Laredo, Texas, area.
Andy Ogles (R-TN)
Ogles, who lost his primary earlier this month, remains under investigation for violations over allegations of campaign finance laws.
Troy Nehls (R-TX)
The committee is probing Nehls for allegedly using campaign money for his personal benefit. He is not running for reelection, but his twin brother, Trever Nehls, is running to replace him. The Ethics Committee has still not publicly released its findings or announced action.
Nancy Mace (R-SC)
Mace, who lost her run for South Carolina governor in the primary, has a case to look into her reimbursement requests for a property, in which she allegedly requested more reimbursements than expenses incurred. Her lawyers challenged the report from the Office of Congressional Conduct, an independent entity from the committee.
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Mike Collins (R-GA)
Collins, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, is under review following an Office of Congressional Conduct referral saying that his former chief of staff, Brandon Phillips, hired his girlfriend as an intern. Collins’s lawyers have denied the allegations, and Phillips was fired earlier this year.
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