Politics
House to vote on censuring Representative Chuck Edwards over conduct toward female staffers
A vote is scheduled on a censure motion against the North Carolina Republican following a House Ethics Committee investigation.
The short version
- The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a censure motion against Representative Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina Republican.
- The vote follows a House Ethics Committee finding last month that Edwards engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two female staffers.
- If the motion passes, Edwards will become the first lawmaker censured by a House controlled by their own political party in several decades.
Key facts
- The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a censure motion against Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina on Tuesday.[The Washington Post]
- Last month, the House Ethics Committee determined that Edwards had engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two female staff members.[The Washington Post]
- If the censure measure is approved, Edwards would be the first member of Congress in several decades to be censured by a House chamber controlled by his own political party.[The Washington Post]
Sources
- House to vote on Rep. Chuck Edwards censure over ‘unprofessional conduct’ toward female staffersThe Washington Post - Politics metered