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House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards in 413–2 vote

9/2/2026

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Edwards Censured

The U.S. House of Representatives censured Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, on September 1 2026 with a 413-2 vote.
The censure emphasized that Edwards’ unwanted advances created a hostile workplace that forced two female staffers to quit.
The bipartisan Ethics Committee found substantial evidence of sexual-harassment violations and recommended censure.
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández said the conduct forced staffers out, noting Edwards will not run and Rep. Jennifer Balkcom entered the race.

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Edwards Censured

The U.S. House of Representatives censured Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, on September 1 2026 by a 413-2 vote.
Edwards and his supporters stressed the ethics panel found no sexual activity and called the censure excessive.
Only Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, and Edwards voted against the censure.
Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, chaired the bipartisan Ethics Committee.
The committee concluded Edwards engaged in persistent unprofessional conduct toward two female staffers.

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Edwards Censured

The U.S. House of Representatives censured Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, on September 1 2026 with a 413-2 vote.
The Ethics Committee’s 25-page report listed gifts—including over $1,000 jewelry, designer purses, firearms, flowers, a laptop and vacations—and noted no quid-pro-quo sexual-harassment.
He announced in early August he would not run for reelection.
The North Carolina Republican Party selected state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom as Edwards’s November ballot replacement.

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The Ethics Committee report listed gifts—including jewelry worth over $1,000, designer purses, firearms, flowers, a laptop and vacations—given to the two staffers.
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Edwards Censured

The U.S. House of Representatives censured Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, on September 1 2026 with a 413-2 vote.
The censure emphasized that Edwards’ unwanted advances created a hostile workplace that forced two female staffers to quit.
The bipartisan Ethics Committee found substantial evidence of sexual-harassment violations and recommended censure.
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández said the conduct forced staffers out, noting Edwards will not run and Rep. Jennifer Balkcom entered the race.

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