Ethics panel opens investigation of Rep. Cory Mills
[November 20, 2025]
By KEVIN FREKING and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it will
conduct a wide-ranging investigation into Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla.,
including whether he violated campaign finance laws, misused
congressional resources and engaged in sexual misconduct or dating
violence.
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Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., participates in a discussion about Israel at
the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit, Nov. 4, 2023, in
Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) |
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Mills, now serving his second term, was ordered last month by a
Florida judge to have no contact with his ex-girlfriend and to
not go within 500 feet of her residence or where she works.
Mills also is prohibited from referring to her on social media.
The order is in effect through the end of the year, and any
violation can result in a fine or imprisonment. The judge in the
case said he had concluded that the woman was either a victim of
dating violence or in danger of becoming one.
The Ethics Committee made clear that it would be looking at
numerous allegations involving Mills. The panel will also
examine whether he failed to properly disclose required
information on statements required to be filed with the House,
violated campaign finance laws regarding his two congressional
campaigns, and whether he improperly solicited or received gifts
in connection with privately sponsored official travel.
The mere fact that an investigative subcommittee was formed does
not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, the Ethics
Committee noted.
Mills said he looked forward to working with the Ethics
Committee.
“I believe that all the accusations and false things that are
being said will be proven to be absolutely false in many ways,”
Mills said from the House floor. “I have the evidence and
receipts and look forward to working with them.”
Earlier Wednesday, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina
introduced a censure resolution against Mills that would remove
him from the House Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
On the House floor Wednesday, Mace outlined a series of
controversies surrounding Mills, saying in her resolution that
his behavior “brings discredit upon the House.”
She pointed to allegations that Mills misrepresented aspects of
his Army service and the protective order.
Late Wednesday, the House voted 310-103 on Mills' request to
refer Mace's resolution to the Ethics Committee, with most
Republicans and Democrats in favor.
Mace called the Ethics Committee's announcement of the probe a
“naked attempt to kill my resolution.”
“Common sense tells us we don’t need an investigative
subcommittee to decide if Cory Mills, who a Court found to be an
immediate and present danger of committing dating violence
against a woman, should serve on committees related to national
security.”
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