The House advanced on Monday a resolution to disapprove of conduct by Rep. Chuy Garcia over the timing of his announcement to not seek reelection.

The last-minute announcement meant that only Garcia’s chief of staff was able to mount an effort to replace the Chicago representative.

“We are not here to adjudicate the character of Chuy Garcia,” said Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez, a fellow Democrat who brought the resolution. Perez said she introduced the motion, which was opposed by nearly all of the Democratic caucus, “with humility, fear and conviction.”

She later added: “No good work means you are able to end your career with impunity and choosing your successor.”

Garcia, 69, turned in his nominating petitions for the primary ballot on Monday, Oct. 27, the first day of the Illinois Sta

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