{"id":2650313,"date":"2026-08-27T06:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-democrats-silent-on-returning-money-from-scandal-plagued-colleague\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:15:15","slug":"vulnerable-democrats-silent-on-returning-money-from-scandal-plagued-colleague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-democrats-silent-on-returning-money-from-scandal-plagued-colleague\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulnerable Democrats silent on returning money from scandal-plagued colleague"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fvulnerable-democrats-silent-on-returning-money-from-scandal-plagued-colleague%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=2650313&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>Fourteen vulnerable Democratic House members received over $30,000 each from Rep. Jimmy Gomez&#8217;s leadership PAC, Generation Go, amid allegations of sexual misconduct against Gomez, who is under Ethics committee inquiry. Gomez&#8217;s donations-totaling $35,500 in 2020-were given to various Democrats, including Reps. Adam Gray, Darren Soto, Derek Tran, Josh Harder, Greg Landsman, Steven horsford, Dave Min, Pat Ryan, Gabe Vasquez, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Don Davis, Vicente Gonzalez, Nellie Pou, and Emilia Sykes. some of these representatives face tight reelection races. Gomez has acknowledged past personal mistakes related to his marriage,but denies violating House ethics rules. The Ethics Committee began investigating gomez after claims and a New York Post story alleged inappropriate conduct. The DCCC and Republican critics have commented on the situation, with some condemning the scandal and others pointing to scandals among Republican members.Gomez will compete in November against Democrat Angela Gonzales-Torres, following a top-two primary where he secured 46% of the vote.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourteen House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a> in battleground districts have received more than $30,000 from Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), who faces allegations of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-misconduct\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2705\">sexual misconduct<\/a> from a female staffer, over the last several election cycles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of the Democrats have said whether they intend to return the money, when asked by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. Each received the contributions through Gomez\u2019s leadership PAC, Generation Go.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700365\/fourteen-vulnerable-house-democrats-took-30k-jimmy-gomez-pac-money\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fourteen vulnerable House Democrats took over $30,000 from scandal-ridden colleague. They won\u2019t say if they\u2019ll return it<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4700301\/republican-candidates-data-center-policy-voter-backlash\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP gives candidates room to break on data centers as voter backlash grows<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4702216\/el-sayed-no-plans-campaign-hasan-piker\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>El Sayed has \u2018no plans\u2019 to campaign with Hasan Piker after antisemitism concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gomez is the subject of an Ethics Committee investigation after an April <em>New York Post<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/18\/us-news\/rep-jimmy-gomez-friend-of-of-eric-swalwell-accused-of-kissing-staffer\/\">story<\/a> alleged the congressman was seen kissing an aide. Another woman interviewed by the committee has alleged that Gomez sexually assaulted her, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katzbanks\/status\/2090082857557389485?s=20\">according to<\/a> the woman\u2019s lawyers. Gomez said he did not violate any <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\">House<\/a> ethics rules, but acknowledged he had made mistakes in his marriage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"full-width-sheet\" style=\"width:100%; overflow:hidden;\">   <iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTup630VJDBdjUfANBMDPrrofiwXZNDD1iXVRXYhD8grMxO4QzBstXfUWKxhth5VWN0uXEHQ6IPW54K\/pubhtml?&#038;headers=false&#038;chrome=false\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"       width: 1400px;       height: 800px;       border: 0;       transform: scale(0.72);       transform-origin: top left;       margin-bottom: -250px;     \">   <\/iframe> <\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Adam Gray (D-CA) has received four donations since 2022 amounting to $4,000. Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL), Derek Tran (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Steven Horsford (D-NV), and Dave Min (D-CA) each received $2,000 from Gomez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Gray and Landsman face competitive reelection battles, with Landsman\u2019s Cincinnati-area seat redrawn last year. Soto was recently redrawn into a Republican-leaning district near Orlando and Republicans are hopeful they can oust him this November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) also took $2,000 from Gomez. In July, Ryan pledged to refund money his campaign took from the\u00a0American Israel Public Affairs Committee\u00a0after voting to end military aid to Israel. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4652539\/pat-ryan-pledges-refund-aipac-money-could-cost-him-790k\/\">reported<\/a> that could put him out of nearly $800,000 in campaign funds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee amassed $35,500 from the congressman in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DCCC did not say if it would return the money. Instead, when asked about the funds, the group pointed to money Republican candidates have taken from Reps. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) and Max Miller (R-OH), both of whom are embroiled in misconduct scandals. Edwards announced he would not seek reelection, but Miller decided to stay on the ballot amid a bitter legal fight over allegations of domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRepublicans spend all their time virtue signaling about how self righteous they are just to turn around and take dirty money from disgraced, disgusting, and abhorrent men like Chuck Edwards and Max Miller,\u201d DCCC spokesman Viet Shelton told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThey should stop with the fake outrage. Each of them will lose their jobs for their cruelty and hypocrisy in November anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reps. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) also each received $3,500 from the congressman. Gluesenkamp Perez, who represents one of the most competitive seats in the country, called for both former Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales to step down amid sexual misconduct allegations earlier this year. She also has shown a willingness to buck her party when she voted to censure Reps. Al Green (D-TX), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Chuy Garcia (D-IL), but has remained silent on money she received from Gomez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reps. Don Davis (D-NC), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), and Nellie Pou (D-NJ) received $3,000 from Gomez. Davis and Gonzalez both face challenging reelection battles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH), who is vice chairwoman of the Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus and has been outspoken on the domestic violence and sexual misconduct allegations that have come out this Congress, received $1,000 in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVoters are going to decide this election based on who has lowered their taxes, secured the border, kept their communities safe, and are standing up to the radical socialist agenda consuming the Democrat Party,\u201d National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cNobody should take these Democrat slimeballs seriously when their supposed principles disappear the second they must answer for their scandal-plagued colleagues like Jimmy Gomez, Eric Swalwell, Ruben Gallego, Bobby Pulido, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ethics Committee announced its investigation into Gomez last week, after telling CNN earlier this year they had begun the early stages of an investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYears ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family,\u201d Gomez said in a statement at the time. \u201cAlthough 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4699925\/raskin-targets-kushner-after-jeffries-takes-heat-for-meeting\/\">RASKIN TARGETS KUSHNER AFTER JEFFRIES TAKES HEAT FOR MEETING WITH TRUMP SON-IN-LAW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gomez will face progressive Democrat Angela Gonzales-Torres in November, after he pulled in 46% of the vote earlier this year, with Gonzales-Torres bringing in 30.7%. The state uses a top-two primary system, meaning the two candidates that receive the most votes, regardless of party, will go to the November election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14 Democrats got $30K+ from Gomez amid misconduct claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2650314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jimmy-gomez-pac-money-colleagues.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46053,3685,33643,33117],"class_list":["post-2650313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-politics","tag-democrats","tag-financial-transparency","tag-political-scandal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jimmy-gomez-pac-money-colleagues.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650313"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2650317,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650313\/revisions\/2650317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}