Whether Trump-endorsed Congressman David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) can move past his legal and ethical troubles with the federal government remains to be seen as he seeks re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the Arizona primary next month.
In January, Schweikert’s campaign agreed to pay a $125,000 fine to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign finance violations.
He was fined $50,000 in July 2020 by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee after admitting to 11 rules violations, including misuse of campaign funds.
Schweikert is now battling a lawsuit by an Arizona man who claims Schweikert is running a “homophobic” ad campaign against his main opponent Elijah Norton….