Thread: CA. Rep. Linda Sanchez ends leadership bid after husband’s indictment

Rep. Linda Sanchez ends leadership bid after husband’s indictment

By JOHN BRESNAHAN
11/08/2018 09:32 PM EST

Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) on Thursday dropped out of the race to lead the House Democratic Caucus and faced questions about her political future following her husband’s indictment on federal criminal charges.

It’s just the latest scandal to hit Capitol Hill. Two indicted members — Republican Reps. Chris Collins of New York and Duncan Hunter of California — won reelection on Tuesday, despite allegations against them, as did Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who was acquitted of bribery and corruption charges earlier this year.

James Sullivan, Sanchez’s husband, was charged with misusing federal funds to cover personal expenses.

Those alleged improper expenses include two trips with Sanchez to the Kentucky Derby, as well as a trip to Key West, Florida.

Sullivan was one of five people alleged by Justice Department prosecutors to have improperly diverted more than $1 million from a Connecticut energy cooperative that received federal funds, according to a statement from the Justice Department. The FBI had been investigating the allegations for more than two years.

“Earlier today, I learned that my husband is facing charges in Connecticut,” Sanchez said in a statement.

“After careful consideration of the time and energy being in leadership demands, I have decided that my focus now needs to be on my son, my family, and my constituents in California.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...mocrats-978770

Will they serve time?