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WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of Los Angeles is reportedly under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over sexual misconduct allegations.<\/p>\n

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The investigation came after the New York Post reported in April that the 51-year-old five-term congressman had been spotted kissing a much younger congressional staffer from a different office in 2023.<\/p>\n

According to CNN, which on Tuesday first reported news of the investigation, the congressional committee learned of other allegations of sexual misconduct as it investigated the report of Gomez\u2019s 2023 conduct with the staffer.<\/p>\n

Gomez was friends with former California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who earlier this year resigned from Congress and suspended his California gubernatorial campaign after multiple women accused him of sexual assault. Gomez had been a co-chair of Swalwell\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n

The 2023 incident with Gomez and a younger staffer reportedly occurred at a party hosted by Swalwell, according to the New York Post. Gomez\u2019s office denied the report at the time.<\/p>\n

Another lawmaker, Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, also resigned from Congress in April in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct with a former staffer who later committed suicide.<\/p>\n

Both Swalwell and Gonzales were under investigation by the ethics committee before they resigned, but those investigations ended when they left office as the committee only has jurisdiction to investigate sitting members.<\/p>\n

Gomez\u2019s office didn\u2019t respond to multiple requests for comment, but in a statement to CNN Gomez said he would cooperate with the ethics investigation. While he acknowledged making \u201cpersonal mistakes\u201d outside his marriage and apologized to his family, he said his actions didn\u2019t violate House ethics rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cYears ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family. Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven\u2019t violated the law or House ethics rules, that doesn\u2019t diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most,\u201d Gomez said.<\/p>\n

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The House Ethics Committee declined to comment on the reported investigation.<\/p>\n

Gomez is married to Mary Hodge, a past top aide to former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The couple have a son whom Gomez wore in a baby carrier during the lengthy House speaker election in 2023. That same year, Gomez founded the Congressional Dads Caucus, which has advocated for expanded child tax credits and other parent-friendly legislation.<\/p>\n

The disclosure of the congressional investigation comes as Gomez faces a campaign challenge from Angela Gonzales-Torres, a Pasadena City College counselor with the backing of the progressive Justice Democrats.<\/p>\n

Gonzales-Torres has criticized Gomez for receiving the backing of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, though Gomez has at times taken political stances at odds with the group.<\/p>\n

After news of the ethics investigation broke, Gonzales-Torres wrote on the social media platform X, \u201cI take political corruption seriously … I also take very seriously what appears to be a culture in Congress in which men abuse women.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf @RepJimmyGomez has nothing to hide, he should have no concern. But if there was any criminal behavior that he witnessed, participated in, or helped conceal, we will find out and we will help ensure accountability and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gomez was first elected to Congress in a 2017 special election to succeed Xavier Becerra, who is now running for governor and has seen the biggest boost in support following Swalwell\u2019s departure from the race in April.<\/p>\n

Gomez previously served in the state Assembly from 2012 to 2017 and was political director for the United Nurses Assn. of California before that.<\/p>\n

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