Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) was the the first member to call for the resignation of Rep. Trey Radel (R-Ft. Myers), after Radel pled guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation.
Miller told a Tampa TV station last week: “There (are) members that are not at all pleased with what he did, and I think this is a much bigger issue than he thinks it is. This is not in keeping with the ideals of this institution and I think he needs to stay home and needs to leave Congress.”
Radel has said that he plans to stay in office but will take a leave of absence from Congress to undergo addiction rehabilitation.