众议院道德委员会上周建议谴责众议员查克·爱德华兹
2026年8月11日 美国东部时间12:17 / 福克斯新闻
作者：亚历克斯·尼茨伯格
在现任众议员查克·爱德华兹上周宣布放弃连任竞选后，北卡罗来纳州众议员詹妮弗·巴尔科姆被任命为该州第11国会选区的新任共和党候选人。
据报道，北卡罗来纳州共和党第11国会选区执行委员会于周一提名巴尔科姆。
美国参议员特德·巴德（R-北卡罗来纳州）和联邦众议员格雷格·墨菲（R-北卡罗来纳州）均已在此次竞选中背书巴尔科姆。
共和党众议员查克·爱德华兹在众议院道德报告建议谴责后退出连任竞选
2025年3月25日（周二），北卡罗来纳州联邦众议员查克·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-滚球公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
“我很荣幸获得第11国会选区的共和党提名，”巴尔科姆在一份声明中说道，该声明的截图已由记者发布在X平台上。
“和许多美国人一样，民主党抛弃了自身价值观并转向极端主义，这让我深感失望。我们在全国范围内都能看到这种极端主义的蔓延：他们提名的激进社会主义者主张加税、开放边境并摧毁我们的生活方式。我们必须阻止这种激进议程进入政府，而这一切就从第11国会选区开始。”她在声明中说道。
巴尔科姆将在大选对决中迎战民主党候选人杰米·阿格。
“我们非常高兴能够选定詹妮弗·巴尔科姆填补北卡罗来纳州第11国会选区的参选席位空缺，”北卡罗来纳州共和党执行主任扎克·阿尔蒙德在周二接受福克斯新闻数字频道电话采访时表示。
“詹妮弗拥有北卡罗来纳州西部的价值观，”阿尔蒙德说道，他补充称巴尔科姆拥有“农业、银行与金融领域的背景，将成为美国国会中服务北卡罗来纳州西部民众的绝佳助力”。
爆炸性道德报告详述共和党议员向年轻职员送礼并“流露深情”
北卡罗来纳州众议员詹妮弗·巴尔科姆。（北卡罗来纳州议会官网）
爱德华兹曾于今年早些时候在北卡罗来纳州第11国会选区的众议院共和党初选中以绝对优势获胜，他上周宣布结束连任竞选。
“经过长时间的祈祷与反思，我决定退出连任竞选。我将完成剩余任期。服务北卡罗来纳州西部是我一生的荣耀。感谢你们的信任、祈祷与支持。愿上帝保佑北卡罗来纳州西部和美国，”爱德华兹上周在X平台上发文称。
他是在众议院道德委员会发布有关他的报告并建议对其进行谴责后做出这一宣布的。
该报告指出，委员会认定这名国会议员“对两名年轻女性职员持续采取了不专业且不当的行为”。
共和党议员欢迎针对其性行为不端指控的众议院道德调查
2026年7月21日，美国华盛顿特区，北卡罗来纳州联邦众议员查克·爱德华兹离开美国国会大厦内的众议院共和党会议会场。（安娜·蒙尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
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报告还指出，尽管“爱德华兹否认自己的任何行为是为了做出性或浪漫暗示”，但他的行为模式会让理性观察者做出这样的解读，其中包括向年轻女性赠送奢华且频繁的礼物、评论她们的外貌与着装、邀请她们参加私密晚餐和度假、发送流露深情的便条，并邀请她们参加其他旨在共度时光的活动。
亚历克斯·尼茨伯格是福克斯新闻数字频道撰稿人。
Replacement GOP nominee named after Rep Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid
The House Ethics Committee recommended censuring Rep Chuck Edwards last week
August 11, 2026 12:17pm EDT / Fox News
By Alex Nitzberg
North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom has been named as the new GOP nominee for the state’s 11th Congressional District in the wake of incumbent Rep. Chuck Edwards’ announcement last week that he was nixing his re-election bid.
The North Carolina Republican Party 11th Congressional District Executive Committee tapped Balkcom on Monday, reports indicate.
U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., have both endorsed Balkcom in the race.
GOP REP CHUCK EDWARDS DROPS RE-ELECTION BID AFTER HOUSE ETHICS REPORT RECOMMENDS CENSURE
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)
“I’m blessed to receive the Republican nomination for the 11th Congressional District,” Balkcom said in part of a statement, according to screenshots of the statement that reporters posted on X.
“Like many Americans, the Democrat Party left me behind when they abandoned their values and embraced extremism. We’re seeing that extremism play out across the country, as their party nominates radical socialists who want to raise taxes, open our borders, and do away with our way of life. We must prevent that radical agenda from reaching our government, and that starts right here in the Eleventh District,” she said in the statement.
Balkcom will face Democratic candidate Jamie Ager in the general election contest.
“We are very pleased with, uh, the selection of Jennifer Balkcom to fill the ballot vacancy for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District,” North Carolina Republican Party executive director Zach Almond told Fox News Digital during a Tuesday phone call.
“Jennifer has Western North Carolina values,” Almond said, adding that she “has a background” with “ag, banking and finance, and would be a tremendous asset to Western North Carolinians in U.S. Congress.”
GOP LAWMAKER’S GIFTS, ‘EFFUSIVE AFFECTION’ TOWARD YOUNG STAFFERS DETAILED IN EXPLOSIVE ETHICS REPORT
North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom.(North Carolina General Assembly website)
Edwards, who decisively won the U.S. House GOP primary in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District earlier this year, announced last week that he was ending his run for re-election.
“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 said in a post on X last week.
He made the announcement after the House Committee on Ethics issued a report about him that noted that the committee was recommending censuring him.
The report states that the committee found that the congressman “engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.”
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER WELCOMES HOUSE ETHICS PROBE INTO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., departs from a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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It notes that although “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.”
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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