Vic­to­ria Spartz denies claims of ‘abuse’ and ‘rage’ toward staff after report of Ethics inquiry

Rep. Vic­to­ria Spartz’s (R‑IN) cam­paign denied claims that she’s the sub­ject of a House Ethics Com­mit­tee inquiry into her treat­ment of staff after a report emerged of her alleged “abuse.”
Spartz is fac­ing alle­ga­tions that she ver­bal­ly abused staffers, imposed pay cuts on them, and affect­ed oth­ers with her “rage” and “gen­er­al tox­i­c­i­ty,” accord­ing to Politi­co.
The Indi­ana Republican’s cam­paign advis­er, Dan Hazel­wood, denied that the com­mit­tee had con­tact­ed her. He also dis­missed accu­sa­tions against her, includ­ing one in which for­mer employ­ees alleged Spartz said, “I would rather die than not com­plete a task. Can you give me that same lev­el of com­mit­ment?”

Rep. Vic­to­ria Spartz (R‑IN) speaks dur­ing a Lin­coln Day Din­ner, Thurs­day, May 2, 2024, in Noblesville, Indi­ana. (AP Photo/Darron Cum­mings)

“The con­gress­woman has long been crit­i­cal that too many in Wash­ing­ton want pow­er, pay, and priv­i­lege then turn around and do noth­ing,” Hazel­wood said in a state­ment to the Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er.
“When the sys­tem is held to account, we get anony­mous rumors an …