North Carolina Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in NC

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North Carolina Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
North Carolina Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Tim Moore House Speaker [R-NC]
31k
6/19/23
Was sued for $200k by a husband who claimed he used his position to persuade his wife, who was a mid-level state government employee, to engage in a yearslong affair that included instances of group sex and led to the eventual destruction of the couple's marriage


According to a $200,000 civil lawsuit filed by former Republican candidate Scott Lassiter
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Andy DulinFmr. State Representative

10/30/18
Was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving and refused a breathalyzer and field sobriety tests which resulted in police arresting him


According to charging documents filed by local police
North Carolina Republican City Official Scandals
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Ronald JohnsonSchool Board Member [R-NC]

1/18/25
Attempted to extort a congressional candidate by threatening to release a potentially damaging secret recording he had of him unless he pressured a woman Johnson was having an affair with to deny its existence and then removed evidence from his office while officers were executing a search warrant against him


According to charging documents filed by local officials
Other North Carolina Republican Scandals
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Richard BraswellCommissioner [R-NC]

6/29/22
Sexually molested a 13-year-old girl he spent years cultivating a relationship with at church and in the community while also being married


According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Craig PierceCommissioner [R-NC]

10/18/21
Swerved in and out of his lane while driving fifteen miles 50-mph in a 35-mph zone and went on a profanity-laden rant against his arresting officers where he threatened to get them fired and self-assuredly said he was going to call in political favors to make his charges disappear and when in custody took a breathalyzer test which was more than three times the legal limit


According to charging documents filed by local police
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Tracy EllixsonCounty Commissioner [R-NC]

2/12/25
Pointed a gun at his wife and threatened to kill her


According to charging documents filed by local officials
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McCrae DowlessFmr. Political Operative

7/30/19
Illegally collected Social Security Disability and retirement benefits from the government by neglecting to inform them about the more than $132,000 he earned working on political campaigns which would have drastically reduced the number of benefits he would have been eligible for

Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets

2/27/19
Conspired to illegally collect and fill out unsuspecting voters absentee and mail-in ballots to help Republican candidates in the 2018 midterm election and later lied to

According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Gerald HegeFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]

9/20/03
Stole $6,200 dollars from the sheriff department's bank account which he used to pay for his re-election parties in 1998 and 2002 and to reimburse an employee for a travel expense and then obstructed justice by attempting to cover his tracks on expense reports


Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Jody GreeneFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]

10/21/22
Had a monthslong extramarital affair with a female subordinate where they had sex in multiple places including his office, home and a local shooting range -- once even kicking out the window of his patrol car while they were having sex -- and eventually impregnated her


According to court records reported by local publications