Dems seize on ethics complaint against GOPer who took down Cory Mills

WASHINGTON — Democrats are seizing on a complaint filed against the Republican who took down scandal magnet Rep.Cory Mills last month, illustrating their continued interest in a race where the GOP is generally favored to win.A voter in Republican congressional hopeful Ryan Elijah’s district filed a complaint accusing him of neglecting to properly divulge the assets he’s holding in his retirement accounts in his House financial disclosures.The 54-year-old former TV anchor listed having over $1,000,001 in a Fidelity 401(k) account and over $50,001 in a Charles Schwab retirement account.

“For neither account did Mr.Elijah identify a single underlying asset.

No stock, no bond, no mutual fund, no exchange-traded fund, no cash position,” Florida 7th District voter Sarah Austin’s complaint filed with the House Ethics Committee Wednesday said.“House rules do not permit this.”“On the face of his own filing, the overwhelming majority of his portfolio is invisible to the voters who will decide whether to send him to Congress,” the complaint went on.Elijah did detail some holdings in Boeing, Tesla, Nvidia, and elsewhere.

A spokesperson said that it was an honest mistake that the aspiring freshman congressman didn’t itemize his retirement accounts.“We didn’t itemize the retirement accounts valued at approximately one million dollars, which apparently is a common mistake as even the complaint acknowledges,” spokesperson Erin Isaac told The Post.“We’re amending the filing.”The Cook Political Report rates Elijah’s 7th Congressional District race in Florida as a “likely” Republican seat.But Democrats appear interested in the race nonetheless, seemingly hopeful that a blue wave and the myriad of controversies around Mills (R-Fla.) could help them expand their map.

“Ryan Elijah spent his entire primary campaign not disagreeing with Cory Mills on policy but making the Congressional Ethics Committee investigation the lynchpin of his campaign...