Nancy Mace calls out lawmakers on 'sex slush fund' list amid new scathing accusations

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 23:09, 4 May 2026 | Updated: 23:12, 4 May 2026 Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace unloaded on Monday a list of former lawmakers on whose behalf sexual harassment settlements were paid out through what she calls a congressional 'sex slush fund.' Mace named nine cases of payments made after lawmakers' alleged misconduct. None of the members implicated by Mace were convicted of a crime. None of the names Mace shared are current members of Congress.  The release of the list comes after Mace and other members of the US House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the records. In a post made on X Monday afternoon, Mace shared the following names and payout amounts. Fifteen thousand dollars paid to a victim of Rodney Alexander in 2007; an $8,000 payment on behalf of the Office of Carolyn McCarthy in 2009; and three separate cases involving Eric Massa in 2010, with payouts of $85,000, $20,000, and $10,000. Massa resigned from office in 2010 under an 'ethics cloud.' John Conyers was mentioned twice, once for a $50,000 payment in 2010 and a $27,111.75 payout in 2014. Blake Farenthold was noted for a $84,000 payout in 2014, and a 2017 case involving Patrick Meehan resulted in severance pay of $39,250. Mace, takes questions from reporters following a South Carolina gubernatorial GOP candidate debate on Wednesday, April 1, in Newberry, South Carolina Mace's X post listing payout for sexual harassment victims  Mace has claimed she is a victim of sexual harassment, and is looking to leave her mark on Washington as she seeks the nomination for South Carolina governor this year. Members on Capitol Hill have been under increased pressure to deal with sexual deviants in their own ranks. Mace, alongside her colleagues Anna Paulina Luna and at times, Lauren Boebert, has led the charge for accountability for Epstein victims, and also led calls to oust their colleagues accused of sexual harassment to resign or be expelled.  California Democrat Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Tony Gonzales came under scrutiny last month following allegations of sexual misconduct involving former subordinates. Swalwell withdrew from his bid for California Governor in April after a woman alleged he had sexually assaulted her while he was her boss.  She alleged that Swalwell, who is married, raped her twice when she was too intoxicated to consent, in 2019 and 2024. She is one of four women who have made allegations against the Democrat. Swalwell announced he was suspending his campaign, saying he was 'deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past,' while disputing what he called 'false allegations' against him. Gonzales withdrew from his congressional reelection bid last month amid pressure over an alleged affair with a subordinate – which he admitted to – who later died by suicide. Both men were pressured to step aside by leaders within their own political parties. Mace has also introduced a resolution to expel fellow Republican Cory Mills from the House of Representatives. Mills responded by filing a resolution to expel Mace. The two clashed publicly during a hearing on Capitol Hill last week. The weeks–long feud between Republican Representatives Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Cory Mills of Florida escalated during a hearing on Capitol Hill last Wednesday. Mace, who has filed a resolution to expel Mills from Congress, attacked her colleague by entering evidence into the congressional record that she claims proves he has lied about his military service. 'I request unanimous consent to enter a number of documents into the record,' she said, opening her remarks at a hearing on the military budget with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. 'The first is a statement from Cory Mills's first sergeant, attesting that his records of military service are falsified.' Accusing Mills of 'stolen valor,' Mace added: 'An individual who steals the stories of dead or injured soldiers has no right to serve in this body, let alone on this committee.' Mace also presented what she characterized as evidence relating to prior allegations of sexual misconduct against Mills, and claimed that his wedding was officiated by an imam who she alleged had ties to the September 11 attacks. In a 2025 police report, Mills was accused by his then–girlfriend of grabbing her, shoving her, and pushing her out of the door of his apartment.  Mills denied the accusation, saying the woman's original allegation was 'patently false.' During his own line of questioning later in the hearing, Mills entered his own evidence into the record that he said disproves Mace's claims.  Mills pointed to his 'military service documents, including [his] DD–214 and verified awards, because the truth matters.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. 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