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查克·爱德华兹众议员今年早些时候赢得北卡罗来纳州第11国会选区共和党初选
撰稿人：亚历克斯·尼茨贝格 福克斯新闻
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北卡罗来纳州议员出售麦当劳业务 结束数十年经营
共和党籍北卡罗来纳州众议员查克·爱德华兹宣布，他与妻子特蕾莎已出售二人花费数十年打造的麦当劳餐厅业务，以便他能投入更多时间在国会代表北卡罗来纳州西部地区。（本视频包含人工智能辅助制作内容。）
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北卡罗来纳州共和党籍众议员查克·爱德华兹于周三清晨宣布退出连任竞选。
爱德华兹在X平台上于美国东部时间凌晨3:32发布的帖文中表示：“经过长时间祈祷和反思，我决定退出连任竞选。我将完成现任任期。服务北卡罗来纳州西部地区是我一生的荣幸。感谢你们的信任、祈祷和支持。愿上帝保佑西诺卡和美国。”
该声明发布于众议院道德委员会发布报告建议谴责爱德华兹的两天后。
共和党议员收受礼物、对年轻职员“过度亲昵” 重磅道德报告披露细节
2026年7月21日，华盛顿特区，北卡罗来纳州共和党籍众议员查克·爱德华兹在美国国会山众议院共和党会议会后离场。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
福克斯新闻数字频道于周三上午联系了爱德华兹的国会办公室和竞选团队。
爱德华兹自2023年初以来一直在美国众议院任职。
他今年早些时候以压倒性优势赢得北卡罗来纳州第11国会选区共和党初选。
“麦当劳改变了我的人生轨迹”：议员出售其青少年时期起创办的企业
2026年8月4日，华盛顿特区，一个炎热潮湿的傍晚，太阳落山于美国国会大厦后方。（凯文·卡特/盖蒂图片社）
但周一，众议院道德委员会发布报告认定爱德华兹“对两名年轻女性职员持续做出不专业且不当的行为”。
报告称，尽管爱德华兹“否认其任何行为旨在构成性挑逗或浪漫示好，但他的行为模式会让理性观察者将其解读为此类行为，包括向两名年轻女性赠送昂贵且频繁的礼物、评论她们的外貌和着装、邀请她们参加私密晚宴和度假、发送表达过度亲昵情感的字条，以及邀请她们参与其他共同活动”。
委员会表示，未发现“爱德华兹众议员与下属发生性行为或明确提出性要求的证据”。
报告称，爱德华兹“清楚自己对年轻女性的过度关注已引发办公室内的流言和暗讽”。“两名女性都对他的行为感到不适（她们曾试图表达这种不满），但由于他作为上司和国会议员的身份，她们陷入了进退两难的境地。爱德华兹众议员至少对这一现实视而不见，最坏的情况是，他对自己的不当行为对两名女职员的职业发展和福祉造成的影响毫不在意。”
共和党议员欢迎国会众议院就针对其性行为不端指控展开调查
2025年3月25日，华盛顿特区，北卡罗来纳州共和党籍众议员查克·爱德华兹在众议院共和党会议会后离开国会山俱乐部。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ报团/盖蒂图片社）
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“委员会特此通过本调查报告，并建议爱德华兹众议员因其行为受到谴责，”文件中写道。
亚历克斯·尼茨贝格是福克斯新闻数字频道撰稿人。
GOP Rep Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after House ethics report recommends censure
2026-08-05 08:45 EDT / Fox News
Rep Chuck Edwards won the Republican primary in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District earlier this year
By Alex Nitzberg Fox News
Published August 5, 2026 8:45am EDT | Updated August 5, 2026 8:46am EDT
North Carolina congressman exits McDonald’s ownership after decades
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., announces he and his wife, Teresa, have sold the McDonald’s restaurant business they spent decades building, allowing him to dedicate more of his time to representing western North Carolina in Congress. (This video contains AI-assisted content.)
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Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., announced early on Wednesday morning that he was dropping his re-election bid.
“After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign. I will complete my current term. Serving Western North Carolina has been the honor of my life. Thank you for your trust, prayers, and support. God bless WNC and America,” Edwards noted in a post on X that was published at 3:32 a.m. ET.
The announcement came two days after the House Ethics Committee released a report recommending Edwards’ censure.
GOP LAWMAKER’S GIFTS, ‘EFFUSIVE AFFECTION’ TOWARD YOUNG STAFFERS DETAILED IN EXPLOSIVE ETHICS REPORT
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., departs from a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on July 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Edwards’ congressional office and campaign on Wednesday morning.
Edwards has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since early 2023.
He decisively won the GOP primary in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District earlier this year.
‘MCDONALD’S CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY LIFE’: CONGRESSMAN SELLS BUSINESS HE BUILT SINCE HIS TEEN YEARS
The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol on a hot and humid evening on Aug. 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
But on Monday, the House Committee on Ethics issued a report finding Edwards “engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.”
While Edwards “denied that any of his conduct was intended as a sexual or romantic advance, his pattern of behavior would lead a reasonable observer to interpret it as such, including providing the young women with lavish and recurrent gifts, making comments regarding their appearance and dress, inviting them to intimate dinners and vacations, sending notes regarding his effusive affection, and inviting them to other activities as a way to spend time together,” the report says.
The committee said it found “no evidence that Representative Edwards engaged in sexual activity with or explicitly propositioned any individual under his employ.”
Edwards “was aware, however, that his excessive attention toward the young women had led to rumors and innuendo in the office,” the report says. “Both women were uncomfortable with his behavior (which they attempted to communicate) but were put in an untenable position by virtue of his status as their boss and a Member of Congress. Representative Edwards was at minimum blind to that reality, and at worst, dismissive of the impact his inappropriate conduct had on the careers and wellbeing of two women on his staff.”
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER WELCOMES HOUSE ETHICS PROBE INTO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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“The Committee hereby adopts this Report in this matter and recommends Representative Edwards be censured for his conduct,” the document noted.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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