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Report Details ‘Unrest’ In GOP Congressman’s Office

June 13, 2019 at 8:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

An ethics investigation found that Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) “presided over a slipshod office operation with financial oversight so weak that his former chief of staff managed to take home improper, extra pay that violated House ethics rules for years,” the Arizona Republic reports.

“Apart from the alleged wrongful spending, the 424-page report released Wednesday paints the image of a congressional office simmering with discontent as Schweikert pondered a Senate run — he publicly considered in 2015 a primary challenge to then-Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) — and as Schwab took out his frustrations with Schweikert on other staffers.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: David Schweikert

Ethics Panel Opens Review of Schweikert

June 29, 2018 at 9:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The House Ethics Committee announced that it had voted unanimously to open an investigation into whether Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) or his chief of staff wrongly spent or received illegal campaign contributions, the Arizona Republic reports.

The rare move from the secretive panel follows an investigation by the House Office of Congressional Ethics.

Filed Under: Ethics, House of Representatives Tagged With: David Schweikert

GOP Lawmaker Says Trump Lacks ‘Language Discipline’

June 15, 2017 at 1:21 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) said that President Trump might lack the “language discipline” to avoid giving the appearance of interfering in an investigation, CNN reports.

Said Schweikert: “I’m at the point where we also have to be real careful from the standpoint that we have a President that’s not from the political class. The learning of the disciplined use of language and what certain words mean in our context — if you’re not from this world you may not have developed that discipline.”

Filed Under: White House Tagged With: David Schweikert


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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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