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Tactical Peek's JournalMississippi lawmaker with ethics woes forced into GOP runoff
Source: AP
Mississippi lawmaker with ethics woes forced into GOP runoff
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi was forced into a runoff Tuesday after a congressional ethics watchdog raised questions about his campaign spending and he faced his largest-ever field of primary challengers.
. . . The congressman first elected in 2010 failed to win the GOP nomination outright on Tuesday, earning less than 50% of the vote.
His opponent will either be Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell, who is also campaigning on border security, or Clay Wagner, a retired banker who says he wants to limit taxation and regulation.
A 2021 report by the Office of Congressional Ethics found “substantial reason to believe” Palazzo, a military veteran who serves on the Appropriations and Homeland Security committees, abused his office by misspending campaign funds, doing favors for his brother and enlisting staff for political and personal errands. His then-spokesperson, Colleen Kennedy, said the probe was based on politically motivated “false allegations.”
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/2022-house-primary-elections-june-7-6a3829e0d4c39918d9d6fbe35f8ed6c0
This is MS04, and will probably have a runoff in MS03 also, with Guest and Cassidy.
Threat made at Congressman Bennie Thompson's headquarters
Source: WJTV
Threat made at Congressman Bennie Thompson’s headquarters
by: Rachel Hernandez
Posted: Jun 4, 2022 / 12:19 PM CDT
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A man was arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat at Congressman Bennie Thompson’s Campaign Headquarters in Jackson on Friday, June 3.
Jackson police said Tony Ray Brown, 66, walked into the campaign headquarters and asked to see Congressman Thompson. Staff said Thompson was unavailable, and Brown allegedly stated “it would be one of the biggest bloodsheds in Jackson” if he couldn’t speak to Thompson.
Additionally, Jackson police said Brown also stated that he “didn’t care about doing life in prison” and would return to prison if needed. He allegedly stated that he’s “mad and needed help.”
Read more: https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/threat-made-at-congressman-bennie-thompsons-headquarters/
Thompson chairs the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.
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