Congress

Dem Rep. Signed Contract Promising Job to Rival, Watchdog Says

RECEIPTS?

“Rep. Newman likely was motivated to enter the agreement to avoid competing against Mr. Chehade in the next Democratic primary,” the Office of Congressional Ethics report said.

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Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL) may have promised a potential primary opponent a job on her staff in exchange for his political support, according to a new report by the Office of Congressional Ethics.

The report alleges Newman promised to give Iymen Chehade, her former campaign adviser, a job on her congressional...

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