Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) should be the next to depart Congress after Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) resigned under a cloud of sexual assault and misconduct allegations, respectively.
The progressive congresswoman expressed her satisfaction that the two men were exiting their seats and quickly pivoted to the controversial Mills.
“I’m glad that Eric Swalwell is leaving,” the New York Democrat said. “I’m glad that Tony Gonzales is leaving. Frankly, I think Cory Mills should probably be on that list as well.”
In November, a House Ethics panel announced it was investigating Mills for a long list of accusations against him, including that he engaged in sexual misconduct and dating violence.
Last year, Lindsey Langston, a Florida Republican state committee member and former Miss United States pageant winner, accused Mills of repeatedly threatening to share videos of them having sex after she broke up with him. He also threatened violence against anyone she would later see romantically, she said. A judge issued a restraining order against him, citing “reasonable cause to believe she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating violence.”
