Idaho congressional candidate who pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges remains eligible for office

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Constitution Party candidate running for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District has pleaded guilty to possessing “child sexually exploitative material.” Despite the felony convictions, he is still eligible for federal office.

Brendan Gomez, 27, was arrested by the Ada County Sheriff on July 2, according to Vinelink, a government-funded website. He was booked into the Ada County Jail and held on a $500,000 bail, according to Ada County Sheriff records.

Gomez pleaded guilty to two out of ten counts for possessing child sexually exploitive material, according to iCourt records…

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