Lawmaker calls for accountability over timing of fellow House Democrat’s retirement: ‘Election subversion is wrong’

(CNN) — Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez said Sunday that “election subversion is wrong no matter who’s doing it,” as she criticized Democratic Rep. Chuy García over the timing of his decision to retire , which meant that his hand-picked successor was the only person registered to run for his seat.

During last week’s critical House vote to end the government shutdown, in which Gluesenkamp Perez voted yes, the centrist Democrat from Washington took to the floor to announce she intends to force a vote to condemn García for the timing of his retirement announcement, accusing him of “undermining the process of a free and fair election.” In using special procedural powers — known as privilege — her resolution is likely to get a vote this week.

When asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday why she