The Air Force has notified lawmakers that it improperly released the military records of a total of seven GOP congressional candidates to a Democratic-aligned research firm during the 2022 campaign cycle.
In a letter dated Friday, which was obtained by POLITICO, the Air Force told House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R‑Ala.) and Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R‑Ky.) that an audit by its personnel center found nine people’s records were “released without authority” to the firm Due Diligence Group between 2021 and 2023.

Seven of those records disclosures affected GOP candidates for office in 2022, according to the letter. Five of those Republicans are already known, and two have not been confirmed …