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EXCLUSIVE — RepEricSorensen, a freshman Democrat, may have violated federal law due to his 'improper' Twitter usage, per factdc, a right-leaning ethics watchdog group. FACT alleges Sorensen 'has abused official resources for political purposes.'

EXCLUSIVE — A freshman House Democrat may have violated federal law due to his"improper" Twitter usage, according to a right-leaning ethics watchdog group.

Sorensen, a former weatherman who was elected in 2022, links on his campaign Twitter account to his official social media account. The congressman's campaign account, as of this writing, also has a pinned tweet linking to"all of his official accounts" for social media, the watchdog noted in its complaint.

It’s not even 11 o’clock on Thursday morning and every Republican left the House and went home. pic.twitter.com/4Y2tgexniZ Know what I love about the science committee? We use data and value to come to conclusions, not partisan politics. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/3OFXI0f3eLStill, federal rules hold that “appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which the appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law," meaning members are not allowed to use any official resources for political or campaign purposes.

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