Rep. Victoria Spartz is facing allegations she abused staffers, imposed pay cuts, and affected others with her 'rage' and 'general toxicity.'
Spartz is facing allegations that she verbally abused staffers, imposed pay cuts on them, and affected others with her “rage” and “general toxicity,”The Indiana Republican’s campaign adviser, Dan Hazelwood, denied that the committee had contacted her. He also dismissed accusations against her, including one in which former employees alleged Spartz said, “I would rather die than not complete a task.
“The congresswoman has long been critical that too many in Washington want power, pay, and privilege then turn around and do nothing,” Hazelwood said in a statement to the“When the system is held to account, we get anonymous rumors and exaggerated stories. She did not ask anyone to die. She does not ask for personal chores or staff to cook her dinners. She does insist that people be held accountable for delivering policy results to the American people,” he added.
“At the end of the day, it’s the people who matter, not the staff. While there are hard feelings, there are also many loyal staff, current and past,” he added.The complaints were filed with the panel last month, but the committee reportedly chose not to investigate until recently because it did not want to give the appearance that it was interfering in her primary election.
“We are sorry to see Patrick depart; he is very competent,” Hazelwood said. “The congresswoman announced she was running again and just came through a difficult primary, so the office is being reorganized, and several positions are being modified.”
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