Victoria Spartz

Representative Victoria Spartz has faced the following publicly reported legal and ethics matters during her career: In 2021, Business Insider reported she violated the STOCK Act by failing to disclose a stock purchase in Simon Property Group. In June 2024, she was cited for carrying an unloaded handgun through security at Washington Dulles International Airport. She paid a federal civil penalty to the TSA and entered an agreement to complete a gun safety course. The criminal charge was voluntarily dismissed in September 2024 via nolle prosequi. In 2024, the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into allegations of staff abuse and toxicity. The Committee subsequently reviewed the matter, declined to impanel an investigative subcommittee, and concluded the matter with no further action. Other controversies include allegations from a former aide of a political associate regarding hush money and wrongful termination, which Spartz denied, and prior reports of questions regarding her personal financial disclosures and business website keywords.