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记者：凯特琳·伊利克 政治报道记者
凯特琳·伊利克是哥伦比亚广播公司新闻网驻华盛顿特区的政治报道记者。她曾供职于《华盛顿考察家报》和《国会山报》，并入选2022年美国国家新闻基金会保罗·米勒华盛顿报道奖学金项目。
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据美联社预测，瑞安·伊利亚杰周二在佛罗里达州第7国会选区共和党初选中击败了获得特朗普支持的众议员科里·米尔斯，这名议员正因多起丑闻面临危机。
这位身陷困境的连任两届议员面临三名初选对手，由于众议院道德委员会正在调查针对他的多项指控，他的连任筹款工作举步维艰。
米尔斯的一名前女友指控他威胁要发布她的裸照，促使一名法官去年对他下达了限制令。今年年初，警方还就米尔斯被指控对一名交往中的女性实施人身攻击的事件展开调查，但该事件最终未提出任何指控。道德委员会还正在调查米尔斯是否违反了竞选财务法、滥用国会资源或不当收受礼物或特殊恩惠。
米尔斯未被指控任何罪名，并否认存在任何不当行为。
但有关他对待女性的指控曾导致一些共和党同事一度考虑将他逐出众议院。
他的两名佛罗里达同僚——共和党众议员安娜·保利娜·卢纳和迈克·哈里佐普洛斯——最近在本次竞选中背书伊利亚杰，呼吁选出“在国会中以诚信、活力和对选民的坚定承诺履职的领导人”。
佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯上周表示：“我没有背书科里·米尔斯，也不支持他。”
弗吉尼亚大学政治中心将本次选区选情评级为“共和党大概率胜出”，但民主党人认为11月的选举该席位存在变数，尤其是如果米尔斯仍能参选的话。
根据美国联邦选举委员会的最新数据，米尔斯的筹款表现落后，银行账户余额不足7万美元，而伊利亚杰的手头现金超过18.6万美元。伊利亚杰的民主党对手贝尔·达尔顿手头现金超过47.5万美元。
Scandal-ridden Cory Mills ousted in GOP primary in Florida’s 7th District
August 18, 2026 / 10:19 PM EDT / CBS News
By Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter
Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
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Ryan Elijah defeated Trump-backed Rep. Cory Mills in the GOP primary in Florida’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday as the congressman faces numerous scandals, The Associated Press projects.
The embattled two-term congressman, who faced three primary opponents, struggled to raise money for his reelection bid as the House Ethics Committee investigates numerous allegations against him.
A former girlfriend accused Mills of threatening to release nude photos of her, prompting a judge to grant a restraining order against him last year. Police also investigated an incident early last year in which Mills was accused of physically assaulting another woman with whom he was in a relationship, though no charges resulted from the incident. The ethics panel is also looking into whether Mills violated campaign finance laws, misused congressional resources or improperly received gifts or special favors.
Mills has not been charged with any crime and has denied any wrongdoing.
But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.
Two of his Florida colleagues — GOP Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos — recently endorsed Elijah in the race, calling for “leaders in Congress who serve with integrity, energy, and an unwavering commitment to the people who sent them there.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stated last week, “I have not endorsed Cory Mills and I do not support Cory Mills.”
The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics rates the race as likely Republican, though Democrats see the district as up for grabs in November, especially if Mills had been on the ballot.
Mills has lagged in fundraising and has less than $70,000 in the bank, according to the latest data from the Federal Election Commission, which showed Elijah with more than $186,000 cash on hand. Elijah’s Democratic opponent, Bale Dalton, has more than $475,000 cash on hand.
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