Alex Mooney

A U.S. House ethics committee recommends further investigation after finding Mooney likely broke House of Representative rules and federal law.

A congressional watchdog has determined that Rep. Alex Mooney likely broke House rules when the West Virginia Republican accepted a trip to Aruba allegedly paid for by a campaign client and family friend.

Updated on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 4:40 p.m. The governor supported Rep. David McKinley over Mooney in this week’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary. Gov. Jim Justice is pleading with U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney to get involved in working with him and his office to help West Virginia.

Congressman David McKinley was one of only 13 Republicans in the House of Representatives to vote for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

In an early victory for a Donald Trump-endorsed candidate at the start of midterm season, Rep. Alex Mooney on Tuesday beat fellow incumbent Rep. David McKinley in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary.

The Associated Press has called the 1st Congressional District race in West Virginia for Rep. Carol Miller and the newly created 2nd Congressional District race for Rep. Alex Mooney, defeating fellow Republican Rep. David McKinley. Both men were incumbents.

In West Virginia, two incumbent congressmen are facing off in a Republican primary after redistricting cost the state a seat in the U.S. House.

The Republican primary campaign involving two incumbents for a newly consolidated congressional district in West Virginia has heated up after one U.S. House member attacked the opponent in a TV ad, drawing complaints of an apparent ethics violation.

Because of population loss in the 2020 Census, West Virginia lost one of its three House seats. After redistricting, incumbent representatives Alex Mooney and David McKinley are running against each other.

A congressional redistricting map that would pit two incumbent U.S. House members from West Virginia in the 2022 Republican primary has been sent to Gov. Jim Justice.