{"id":2689,"date":"2026-06-18T10:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:05:09","slug":"nc-ethics-commission-dismisses-complaint-of-sexually-harassing-texts-from-mike-causey-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2689","title":{"rendered":"NC ethics commission dismisses complaint of sexually harassing texts from Mike Causey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina State Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey that claimed he sent sexually harassing texts to a former employee.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2688\">NC ethics commission dismisses complaint of sexually harassing texts from Mike Causey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April Taylor, the former employee who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/article315770997.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">showed the texts<\/a> to The News &amp; Observer, shared the commission\u2019s written decision Wednesday. The decision is marked confidential, and comes after a preliminary inquiry by a commission panel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter review and discussion as necessary, the Panel concluded its preliminary inquiry with a determination that the facts alleged in the complaint would not constitute a violation of the Ethics Act,\u2019\u2019 the decision said.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Edwards, the State Ethics Commission\u2019s executive director, said in an email she could not talk about the complaint because she is prohibited by state law. But she said the commission has very limited jurisdiction, and does not handle state employee sexual harassment complaints.<\/p>\n<p>According to the commission\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.nc.gov\/complaints\/ethics-complaints\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, it has authority over the filing of economic interest statements, gifts provided to state officials, conflicts of interest between a state official\u2019s actions and their \u201cfamily or financial interests,\u201d the use of an official\u2019s title or position in ads and public service announcements, restrictions against hiring an official\u2019s family member and officials\u2019 use of confidential or private information for personal benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The State Human Resources Commission has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.net\/EnactedLegislation\/Statutes\/HTML\/BySection\/Chapter_126\/GS_126-4.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">authority<\/a> over sexual harassment claims, as does the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Taylor also claimed in her state ethics complaint that Causey was campaigning on state time and with a state vehicle. Causey, a Guilford County Republican, was first elected in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards pointed to the State Board of Elections for complaints about the use of state resources for campaigning.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2687\">The Carolina Hurricanes held their victory dinner at a Raleigh hot spot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taylor shared several texts from her cellphone that showed they came from Causey\u2019s personal cell. In one, Causey texted: \u201cI might jump your bones. Watch out!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor worked for the insurance department for eight years, first as a regional director and then as a bail bond division analyst. She left the job in March and has contacted several agencies and officials about her concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Barry Smith, a spokesman for the department, said it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article316102773.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">no \u201cpublic\u201d records<\/a> in response to an N&amp;O request for all texts between the commissioner and Taylor. Smith offered no further explanation.<\/p>\n<p>He said Wednesday in an email the commission had previously told Causey that if the complaint led to a formal inquiry, \u201che would be notified and would be able to respond to the allegations, including submitting any documentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning Commissioner Causey was informed that the complaint had been dismissed by the Ethics Commission because \u2018the facts alleged in the complaint would not constitute a violation of the Ethics Act.,\u2019 Smith said, quoting from the letter. \u201cAs a result, neither Commissioner Causey nor the Department submitted any documentation to the Ethics Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor said she was disappointed with the ethics commission\u2019s decision, but she would reach out to the State Human Resources Commission and the state elections board. She said she has filed a complaint with the EEOC.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2686\">Controversial elections bill draws protesters + vehicle safety changes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll exhaust every measure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">June 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint alleging sexually harassing texts from NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey to former employee April Taylor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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