ResolvedCampaign & ElectionsEthics Violation
ongoing campaign finance violations

Ronny Jackson
RepublicanTX-13 · Representative
December 22, 2021
First Reported
December 30, 2024
Concluded
3 years
Duration
8
Actions Taken
What Happened
In 2022, the House Ethics Committee announced an investigation into possible campaign finance violations because Rep. Jackson used campaign funds to pay for membership at an Amarillo social club. In June of 2024, the House Ethics Committee announced an apparent second separate investigation (that was subsequently combined with the first one) since the Office of Congressional Ethics issued a second report recommending further review by House Ethics on the same topic because Rep. Jackson has continued to use campaign funds all this time to pay the Amarillo Club. On Dec. 30, 2024, the Committee announced that while "there was evidence that the Member’s campaign did not fully comply with the applicable standards relating to personal use of campaign funds, as well as reporting or recordkeeping requirements for campaign expenditures", the member did not do so intentionally. The investigation has been ended.
Timeline
December 22, 2021Office of Congressional Ethics
recommended further review by the House Committee on Ethics
Source →April 7, 2022
Jackson's office said that the investigation concerned alleged campaign finance violations.
Source →May 23, 2022House Committee on Ethics
published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and Jackson's response
Source →March 15, 2024Office of Congressional Ethics
recommended further review by the House Committee on Ethics
Source →December 30, 2024House Committee on Ethics
ended the investigation despite evidence that rules were violated
Source →Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)