Rep. Chuck Edwards suspended his campaign for reelection early Wednesday morning following a House Ethics report that cited alleged inappropriate behavior toward two women staffers . Serving Western North Carolina has been the honor of my life. House Republicans were privately trying to convince Edwards to abandon his reelection bid in light of the House Ethics Committee’s report, CNN reported on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Budd told NOTUS on Tuesday that while the senator doesn’t disclose his private conversations, he “finds the House Ethics report deeply concerning.” The House Ethics Committee found that Edwards gave the two women staffers “lavish gifts,” including expensive jewelry, designer purses, vacations, guns and dinners.