Over the past few months, I have spoken to over a dozen people who know Rep. Cory Mills. Nearly everyone, I found, dislikes him. Some outright despise him: “repulsive and vile,” “schmuck,” “little bitch.” Others were more formal. “I have no use for people with no honor,” an Idaho firearms instructor who worked with Mills in the Middle East told me. The most blunt was a veteran who once reported to Mills in the Army. He told me of the congressman from Florida: “I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire.”
In our divided age, Mills—a bearded 45-year-old man fond of fabric-straining shirts—is the rare unifying figure in politics. Members of both parties have tried to censure him. Republican Rep. Nancy Mace called Mills a “disgrace” and moved to kick him off his committees in the House last year. (She was supported by MAGA Reps. Lauren Boebert and Anna Paulina Luna.) Congressional Democrats have moved to censure him three times.
Mills’ detractors can flip through a Rolodex of scandals and red flags. Just in 2025: A woman called 911 about alleged domestic violence by Mills, former associates came forward to claim Mills hired sex workers while on a “rescue mission” abroad, fellow veterans told the press that Mills earned a Bronze Star through stolen valor, and an ex-girlfriend (not the woman who called 911) sought and received a restraining order against Mills.
The congressman has publicly pushed back on some of these scandals. The domestic violence allegation was later retracted, and Mills has defended his military record while also saying he is “not in position to dispute different recollections during chaotic wartime events.”
The congressman also has business problems. Before his election, Mills co-founded an international arms company that court records show made most of its money selling grenades in the Middle East. Trapped under tens of millions of dollars of debt, the company is now in foreclosure proceedings. Mills still maintains a major stake in the firm, despite House committee assignments that pose a direct conflict of interest. Mills sits on the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees. He’s also a part of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee for Armed Services—a position that gives Mills access to classified national security briefings.
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Florida reliably elects nitwits and frauds. Now that they dont have so much of an orange crop, grifters are their number one export. its all republicans and one dem, Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
For this piece, I reviewed hundreds of pages of documents, combed multiple court filings, and interviewed 18 people who have known Mills, from his youth to the present. Those who have interacted with him expressed a mix of bemused outrage and unadulterated disgust about his rise to power. They were incredulous at the idea of him serving in Congress. But they were not surprised by his various scandals. The general picture of Mills that emerged was of an aggressive, bullying, and untrustworthy man. Politicians are often considered smarmy. But to a degree I’ve never experienced before as a reporter, Mills has left behind a trail of former close associates willing to speak out against him on the record.
From the last election. That said, there are plenty that would view that kind of scathing article by Mother Jones as a plus. “HaTeD by wOKE LiBs”