ResolvedEthics Violation
failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic
Andrew S. Clyde
RepublicanGA-9 · Representative
September 21, 2021
First Reported
June 24, 2022
Concluded
9 months
Duration
15
Actions Taken
Financial Details
$500$2,500$103,000,
Amounts mentioned in case documentation
What Happened
Since 2021, Rep. Clyde was fined many times for failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rep. appealed his fines several times, but all have been denied. With a $500 fine for the first time and a $2,500 fine for each subsequent time, it is believed that, as of June 2022, Clyde has been fined at least $103,000, taken out of his congressional salary.
Timeline
September 21, 2021House Sergeant at Arms
fined Clyde for failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic
Source →September 28, 2021House Sergeant at Arms
fined Clyde three additional times for failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 22, 27, and 28, 2021
Source →October 1, 2021House Sergeant at Arms
fined Clyde three additional times on Sept. 29, 30, and Oct. 1, 2021
Source →October 28, 2021House Sergeant at Arms
fined Clyde six additional times on Oct. 14, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28
Source →November 30, 2021House Sergeant at Arms
fined Clyde five additional times on Nov. 4, 8, 9, 18, 30
Source →November 30, 2021House Committee on Ethics
denied Clyde's appeal of the fines for 11/4, 11/8, 11/9, 11/18, 11/30
Source →January 13, 2022House Committee on Ethics
denied Clyde's appeal of the fines for 12/14 and 12/16
Source →Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)