Sorensen Slapped with Ethics Complaint
Social media obsessed Eric Sorensen is facing an ethics complaint for his alleged reckless abuse of taxpayer resources for campaign purposes.
The complaint against Sorensen, a freshman Representative known for long-winded Twitter rants, cites multiple instances of Sorensen violating House rules. Included in the complaint: tweeting photos from the House floor and featuring his Congressional pin regularly.
House Democrat hit with ethics complaint over social media use
Gabe Kaminsky
July 12, 2023
A freshman House Democrat may have violated federal law due to his “improper” Twitter usage, according to a right-leaning ethics watchdog group.
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust is demanding that the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent and nonpartisan body that reviews misconduct allegations against lawmakers, “immediately investigate” if Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL) “has abused official resources for political purposes” by using the Twitter account for his campaign to post content from his congressional office and the House floor, according to a Wednesday ethics complaint obtained by the Washington Examiner.
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