{"id":2260040,"date":"2024-06-04T23:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T03:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victoria-spartz-denies-claims-of-abuse-and-rage-toward-staff-after-report-of-ethics-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T23:38:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T03:38:56","slug":"victoria-spartz-denies-claims-of-abuse-and-rage-toward-staff-after-report-of-ethics-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victoria-spartz-denies-claims-of-abuse-and-rage-toward-staff-after-report-of-ethics-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Spartz refutes allegations of mistreatment and anger towards staff following Ethics inquiry report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvictoria-spartz-denies-claims-of-abuse-and-rage-toward-staff-after-report-of-ethics-inquiry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260040&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Victoria Spartz, a Republican from Indiana, faces allegations of mistreating staff, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-obstructs-congressional-probe-into-widespread-anti-semitism\/\" title=\"Harvard hinders Congress' anti-Semitism investigation\">including verbal abuse<\/a> \u2063and imposing pay cuts. Her campaign adviser denied the Ethics Committee&#8217;s\u200d involvement and dismissed the accusations as exaggerated. Spartz emphasizes accountability for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-gop-senators-slam-schumer-for-slandering-justices-and-enabling-lefts-authoritarian-tactics\/\" title=\"Exclusive: GOP Senators Slam Schumer For \u2018Slandering\u2019 Justices And Enabling Left\u2019s \u2018Authoritarian\u2019 Tactics\">policy results<\/a> and efficient \u2064office operations, emphasizing\u200b the importance \u200dof \u2062serving the\u2062 constituents. The House Ethics Committee refrained from commenting\u200c on the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/2995525\/indiana-election-results-victoria-spartz-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Victoria Spartz\u2019s<\/a> (R-IN) campaign denied claims that she\u2019s the subject of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> Ethics Committee inquiry into her treatment of staff after a report emerged of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-squashes-biden-administrations-restrictions-on-arrests-deportations-of-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Federal Judge Squashes Biden Administration\u2019s Restrictions on Arrests, Deportations of Illegal Immigrants\">alleged \u201cabuse<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spartz is facing allegations that she verbally abused staffers, imposed pay cuts on them, and affected others with her \u201crage\u201d and \u201cgeneral toxicity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/04\/ethics-panel-probes-rep-spartz-over-staff-abuse-claims-00161623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Republican\u2019s campaign adviser, Dan Hazelwood, denied that the committee had contacted her. He also dismissed accusations against her, including one in which former employees alleged Spartz said, \u201cI would rather die than not complete a task. Can you give me that same level of commitment?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) speaks during a Lincoln Day Dinner, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Noblesville, Indiana. (AP Photo\/Darron Cummings)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe congresswoman has long been critical that too many in Washington want power, pay, and privilege then turn around and do nothing,\u201d Hazelwood said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the system is held to account, we get anonymous rumors and exaggerated stories. She did not ask anyone to die. She does not ask for personal chores or staff to cook her dinners. She does insist that people be held accountable for delivering policy results to the American people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Hazelwood responded to a question about the alleged pay cuts, which amounted to \u201ctens of thousands of dollars,\u201d saying, \u201cStaff responsibilities did change. So people who held dual jobs which had their pay increased because of workload shifted back to single jobs and lower pay, but still higher than they were previously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> further pressed Hazelwood on reports of Spartz\u2019s treatment of employees, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/05\/06\/capitol-house-staff-mistreatment-spartz-00030498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stretch back<\/a> more than two years, as well as what Spartz\u2019s staff thinks of her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongresswoman Spartz first and foremost wants an office that gets things done for the people of the 5th District.\u00a0Frankly, that is more important than hill staff. She continues to have long-serving constituent caseworkers who have been consistently outstanding. The congresswoman will continue to shift staff as necessary to get results,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s the people who matter, not the staff. While there are hard feelings, there are also many loyal staff, current and past,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for the House Ethics Committee declined to comment to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The complaints were filed with the panel last month, but the committee reportedly chose not to investigate until recently because it did not want to give the appearance that it was interfering in her primary election. Since the complaints were filed, Spartz warned staffers to stop talking to <em>Politico<\/em> reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you feel strongly to badmouth me I am ok with it \u2026 but please do not use some made up speculations that could put someone\u2019s life in danger \u2026 it\u2019s unethical and will not serve you well in the future,\u201d she wrote in the text shared to the outlet by a former staffer.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Slowinski, Spartz\u2019s chief of staff, as well as a communications director, recently resigned. Slowinski had been on the job for less than a month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sorry to see Patrick depart; he is very competent,\u201d Hazelwood said. \u201cThe congresswoman announced she was running again and just came through a difficult primary, so the office is being reorganized, and several positions are being modified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other instances, the congresswoman reportedly likened \u201cher aides\u2019 writing skills to those of elementary-school students,\u201d called staffers \u201cidiots,\u201d and those under Spartz called her behavior \u201cmanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/05\/06\/capitol-house-staff-mistreatment-spartz-00030498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called<\/a> Spartz the \u201cHouse\u2019s \u2018worst boss&#8217;\u201d in 2022, it cited several interviews and the nonpartisan website Legistorm, which listed her as the House member with the most employee turnover in 2021, the year she entered office.<\/p>\n<p>She played the allegations off then, saying, \u201cI\u2019m grateful to my current and former staff. I work extremely hard at a pace that is not for everyone. I remain focused on working hard for the people of Indiana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spartz immigrated to the United States from Ukraine and was one of the first lawmakers to travel to the country when Russia restarted its conflict with them. She\u2019s one of a small number of House lawmakers who are foreign-born and the only one from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Spartz defeated her Republican rivals last month in her GOP primary and will face Democrat Deborah Pickett in November, a race she is expected to win.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) campaign denies allegations of a House Ethics Committee inquiry over staff treatment. 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