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Ethics probe could be revived if Paul Broun wins House seat
February 6, 2013 Atlanta - Rep. Paul Broun makes a formal announcement to run to take Saxby Chambliss' seat in the U.S. Senate at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM Paul Broun announces his candidacy for U.S. Senate in February 2013. (AJC/Hyosub Shin)
March 21, 2016
When former U.S. Rep. Paul Broun left Congress at the end of 2014, a House Ethics Committee investigation looking into his alleged misuse of taxpayer funds for political purposes dissipated.
But with the Republican now running for Georgia's 9th Congressional District seat, there's a chance he could return to Capitol Hill next year. And if voters send him back to Washington, his ethics case could be revived.
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Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She covers the Fulton County election interference case and co-hosts the Breakdown podcast.
