My asshole congresscritter, Troy Nehls, is not running for re-election

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Texas CD 22 is or should be a safe GOP district. Nehls is a major league asshole (these facts are known and were used against Nehls in past elections).

Link to tweet

And the part his defenders conveniently skip:
He later lied on a job application to another department, swearing he’d never been charged with a crime, despite a prior arrest for underage drinking and obstruction.

So yes, he was fired from one police department. That one firing was plenty.

The Receipts

[1] DCCC. 2020. “TX-22 Backup: Fired.” https://dccc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200901-TX-22-Back-Up-Fired.pdf

[2] Richmond Police Department. 1998. “Notice of Termination: Troy E. Nehls.” https://scribd.com/document/365306042/Troy-E-Nehls-notice-of-termination-from-Richmond-Police-Department

[3] The Texas Tribune. 2020. “Troy Nehls’ disciplinary history resurfaces in congressional race.” https://texastribune.org/2020/10/07/troy-nehls-sri-kulkarni-texas/

[4] John T. Floyd Law Firm. 2020. “Why ‘People’s Sheriff’ Troy Nehls Is a Bad Cop.” https://johntfloyd.com/peoples-sheriff-troy-nehls-is-a-bad-cop/

[5] KPRC 2 Houston. 2020. “Trust Index: Fact-checking claims in TX-22 race.” https://click2houston.com/news/local/2020/10/15/trust-index-campaign-ads-in-district-22-congressional-race-claim-cocaine-use-getting-fired-from-jobs/

[6] Courthouse News. 2021. “Richmond Police Department Disciplinary Records: Troy Nehls.” https://courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/nehls-police.pdf

[7] The Texas Tribune. 2022. “Troy Nehls under investigation by Capitol Police.” https://texastribune.org/2022/02/08/troy-nehls-investigation-capitol-police/

[8] Wikipedia. “Troy Nehls.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Nehls

[9] DCCC. 2020. “TX-22 Backup: Sued.” https://dccc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200901-TX-22-Back-Up-Sued.pdf

[10] FOX 26 Houston. 2020. “Fort Bend Sheriff’s Office accused of racial profiling.” https://fox26houston.com/news/fort-bend-sheriffs-office-accused-of-racial-profiling

[11] DCCC. 2020. “Richmond PD: Notice of Termination (Full Document).” https://dccc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Richmond-Police-Department-Troy-Nehls-Notice-of-Termination.pdf

I was amused and surprised to see that Nehls is NOT going to run