{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-minnesota-republicans-request-review-of-rep-angie-craig-s-potential-ethics-violations", "Emmer, Minnesota Republicans Request Review of Rep. Angie Craig\u2019s Potential Ethics Violations", "2025-04-23", "2025", "2025-04", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer, Congressman Brad Finstad, Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, and Congressman Pete Stauber, sent a letter to the House Committee on Ethics and the Committee on House Administration urging them to review potential violations of House rules by Congresswoman Angie Craig.\n\n\u201cHouse Ethics rules clearly prohibit Members of Congress from using official resources to promote political events. Yet, Rep. Angie Craig used her taxpayer-funded congressional office to further her political ambitions by publicizing campaign-sponsored events and soliciting donations for political fundraising,\u201d the Representatives stated. \u201cThis misuse of public resources erodes the trust Americans place in their elected officials and undermines the integrity of our institutions, which is why we are calling on the House Ethics Committee and the Committee on House Administration to thoroughly review Rep. Craig\u2019s conduct.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter below:\n\nDear Chairmen Guest and Steil and Ranking Members DeSaulnier and Morelle,\n\nWe write today regarding Rep. Angie Craig\u2019s potential violations of House rules through the use of official office resources for campaign purposes.\n\nAs you know, both the House Ethics Manual and the Members\u2019 Handbook strictly prohibit the use of official House resources, including the Members\u2019 Representational Allowance (MRA), official communications, congressional office equipment, office supplies, and congressional staff time, for campaign or political purposes.\n\nOn April 5, 2025, Rep. Angie Craig, who represents Minnesota\u2019s Second Congressional District, had an Op-Ed published in the Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper from her official office where she made the announcement that she would be holding \u2018town halls\u2019 in the four U.S. House Congressional Districts represented by Republicans, excluding the three other U.S. House Congressional Districts represented by Democrats. On April 6, 2025, Rep. Angie Craig published a post from her official social media account \u2013 @RepAngieCraig \u2013 promoting that Op-Ed and reiterating her announcement that she would be hosting \u2018town halls\u2019 in Minnesota\u2019s First, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Congressional Districts, again only those represented by Republicans. On April 16, 2025, Rep. Angie Craig published a post from her political campaign social media that the week of April 21st and April 25th, 2025, Rep. Craig would hold \u2018town halls\u2019 in Grand Rapids, St. Cloud, Willmar, and Mankato, Minnesota, all of which are located outside the Representative\u2019s district. These \u2018town halls\u2019 which were initially published and promoted through Rep. Angie Craig\u2019s official office are now directing people to Rep. Angie Craig\u2019s political campaign website and soliciting support for her political campaign.\n\nThe integrity of the House and the trust of the American people in our institution demand full transparency and accountability in matters of official conduct. Misusing public funds for campaign activity undermines the confidence of our constituents and the principle that elected office should be used to serve the people, not advance one\u2019s own political ambitions.\n\nWe urge your committees to conduct a thorough review of this matter and to take any steps necessary to ensure full compliance with all applicable rules and statutes. Thank you for your attention to this matter and your commitment to upholding the ethical standards that the American people rightfully expect of their elected representatives.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:33:40Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-minnesota-republicans-request-review-of-rep-angie-craig-s-potential-ethics-violations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4103368632495403, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}