Rep. Kat Cammack Backs Constituent After Restraining Order Against Rep. Cory Mills: 'I Don't Look the Other Way'

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) publicly sided with Lindsey Langston after Langston obtained a restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), a rare public rebuke of a fellow Republican lawmaker over allegations of abusive behavior.

Allegations and legal action

Mills, a 45-year-old Army veteran and co-founder of several security and defense contracting firms, has faced a series of damaging reports over the past year. These include multiple on-the-record accusations of stolen valor from soldiers who served with him, an inquiry by the House Ethics Committee into his business dealings and financial disclosures, a landlord's claim about an alleged $85,000 debt related to eviction proceedings, and an allegation in February that he assaulted a woman in his Washington, D.C., apartment. Reports have also suggested he was seen with sex workers during a 2021 evacuation mission in Afghanistan.

In September, 26-year-old Lindsey Langston, who holds the Miss United States title and serves as a Florida GOP state committeewoman, filed for a restraining order against Mills. Langston says she ended the relationship after learning from news reports that Mills was involved with another woman, but that he continued to pursue and harass her despite repeated requests to be left alone.

According to Langston's petition, the threats escalated and included emotional manipulation, threats of physical violence toward future partners, and warnings that nude photos or explicit videos of her would be released — actions that she feared could jeopardize her pageant title and public standing.

A judge granted Langston's request, ordering Mills to have no contact with her, to remain at least 500 feet away, and to refrain from mentioning or referring to her on "Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, or any other social media platform."

Political fallout

Pressure has mounted in the House for formal action: a censure resolution against Mills advanced after a 310–103 vote sent the measure to the House Ethics Committee for further review. Several Republicans signaled support for censure, and Cammack voted against tabling the motion.

"Staying silent doesn't make a problem disappear — it enables it," Cammack told a Florida reporter, stressing that Langston is her constituent and that standing with her was both a duty and the right thing to do.

Cammack added: "Domestic violence and revenge porn are painful realities for countless women in this country. My constituent is one of them — a victim of revenge porn and dating violence perpetrated by my colleague." She rejected suggestions that party leadership pressured her to remain quiet, saying, "I don't play favorites, I don't look the other way, and I wasn't elected to protect political careers at the expense of the truth."

Other Florida Republicans voiced support for Cammack's stance. Florida House Speaker Paul Renner shared her remarks and thanked her "for stepping up and doing what's right."

This episode underscores growing calls for accountability when allegations involve members of Congress and highlights the intersection of personal misconduct allegations with official ethics processes.