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Government watchdog files ethics complaint against Florida Democrat congressman for alleged misuse of official resources.

A ‌Government Watchdog Files Ethics Complaint Against Florida Democratic ‍Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost

A government watchdog filed an ‍ethics complaint on Wednesday against Florida Democratic Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost that urges​ an investigation into whether the congressman “has abused official resources for political purposes.”

The complaint was​ filed by ⁤The Foundation for Accountability ⁤and ‌Civic Trust (FACT) and asks for the Office of⁣ Congressional Ethics ‍(OCE) to⁢ investigate the⁣ allegations. The ⁢complaint, first ‌obtained‌ by The Daily Wire, said that Frost⁤ has used his campaign ⁣account on X to publish posts that use official government resources, including photographs,‍ which ⁢could be a violation of federal ​law ⁤and House ethics ⁣rules regulating the social media ‌activity⁢ of Congress.

“Rep. Frost’s social media use has quite clearly abused official resources and is troubling. The law plainly requires strict separation between campaign and ⁣official acts to both protect taxpayers from‍ funding⁢ political activity, and from unfairly benefiting incumbent members of Congress. Violating such a basic rule in a sphere as ⁢public-facing as social ⁣media is‍ both an awful reflection on​ Rep. Frost and the House as a whole. While we await ⁣the OCE’s investigation into this matter, the simple⁣ response ‍here from Rep. Frost should be⁣ to ​apologize and, at a⁢ bare minimum, delete these past posts ⁣and cease this activity in the future — we hope that is what he chooses to ⁢do,” Kendra Arnold, the ⁣executive director of FACT, told The Daily Wire.

FACT included several⁢ examples of the posts from Frost, including several that featured photos taken from events which Frost attended. The complaint also noted that House ethics guidelines stipulate that campaign accounts ⁣cannot “share, like, retweet,⁤ etc., a post from ⁣an⁢ official ‍social media account.”

Frost, 26, is the youngest member of Congress and was first elected in⁤ November 2022. Before his congressional ‍run, ​Frost worked with March for Our Lives, a Left-leaning group that advocates for gun control.

“The legal violations in this case are clear ⁤and there are‌ no facts that ⁤can excuse them.⁤ In fact, Rep. Frost’s campaign⁤ social ⁢media accounts demonstrate that he consistently uses official resources for political purposes and ⁤that⁤ he has used numerous different⁢ types of taxpayer-funded resources for his campaign,” the complaint said.

FACT⁢ pointed to Frost’s campaign account on X interacting with official House ‌photographs, official House work product, and reposting posts from‌ his official congressional account.

“The Office of Congressional​ Ethics‍ is responsible for ensuring each Representative​ fulfills the⁣ public trust inherent in the office and that they⁢ comply with‌ the House’s ethical standards. Therefore, we urge the Board⁤ to immediately investigate whether Representative ​Frost used official resources ​for campaign purposes⁣ in violation of the⁣ House ethics rules,” the complaint said.

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FACT has ⁢filed similar complaints against other members ⁢of Congress this year, ⁣including Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).



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